jg, I really like the WRX, btw. You don’t read _Road and Track_ and _Car and Driver_, do you? They are French magazines!
On the subject of the American auto industry, the other day, in Santee, I saw a Nissan Titan 5.6 as a work truck (with the racks and tool box). Can you imagine a Franco-Japanese truck as the work truck of the good ol’ American man? What has this country come to?
About Ford, a friend of mine managed a fleet of Taurus cars for his company. They constantly had transmission and maintenance problems. Remember Wingcast, the Ford and Qualcomm failed Internet venture? That’s how Ford spent its money rather than invest on car design.
Put any American car (even a Jaguar owned by Ford) next to a Toyota and compare the fit and finish, the body stamping and the gaps in between panels.
It’ll take some hard years and many layoffs before the American auto industry can reform itself.
