My dad was part of the Plastics Division at Cincinnati Milacron that made the injection molding machines for the Pontiac Fiero.
Each car came with a brown paper bag.
Each car came with a brown paper bag.
Ugliest Ford I've seen in years
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taz666
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The E-Stang just needs some flames ... adds about 100 horses don't ya know.
DWalt
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Back in the early 80s, I worked with a guy had been one of the Fiero project engineers at Pontiac. Not design, just manufacturing. He drove one of the first Fieros off the line.
DWalt
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I had a '62 Galaxie 500 406 with 3x2 carbs. White with red interior. I loved that Ford, wish I still had it. But life got in the way. New wife decided we needed more sensible transportation. A VW Beetle for me and a Corvair for her. But I probably couldn't afford the insurance premium for that Galaxie if I had it today. Everyone knocks the Corvair, but it was excellent for our needs at the time.
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Since we are talking auto aesthetics... let's play.
Kenna
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Magnum for the win
"Shaken not stirred."
I want Maxwell Smart's Sunbeam.
One thing for sure, the "engineer" that named it ain't from the Northeast. In my neighborhood a "Mach-E" ain't a "term of admiration." Joe
LVSteve
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Do you guys have no appreciation for great industrial design? The Mach E was clearly inspired by one of the most beautiful American vehicles ever put on the road:
If you look at a lot of the current crop of crossovers, you will see many elements of the Aztek in them. The lowered and recessed headlight theme is just one of them.
The Aztek's failure was brought about by combining the typically iffy GM interiors of the time (my 2001 Tahoe was another great example) with a "different" body style and some body cladding. The one in this picture is without the cladding, so is a bit less hideous. Pontiac's fascination with body cladding was one reason I never pulled the trigger on the last model of Bonneville.
The Knight Rider is the closest thing to a Batmobile.
venomballistics
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the contrivance of which you speak probably should never have been honored with the nameplate "Mustang".
In their haste to tap into Teslas segment, they slathered their most successful name on it in hopes it would appeal.
Instead, they sullied the name of their best automobile.
"Fairlane GT" would have done better. Being a dead , but highly recognizable name, it'd have drawn immediate attention of the curious without taking street cred from the car that kept the company solvent.
Marketing fail, but could have been much worse.
Under the hood ....
the bean counters won again, which means everyone loses.
An electric motors top speed is achieved when the back EMF becomes equal to the supply voltage.
There are some tricks to exceed this ... weakening the stater field is one of them. This costs power and efficiency.
You can expect this feature to kick in around 70 - 80 MPH, right where it'll eat through your charge where you need it the most ... freeway driving.
In their haste to tap into Teslas segment, they slathered their most successful name on it in hopes it would appeal.
Instead, they sullied the name of their best automobile.
"Fairlane GT" would have done better. Being a dead , but highly recognizable name, it'd have drawn immediate attention of the curious without taking street cred from the car that kept the company solvent.
Marketing fail, but could have been much worse.
Under the hood ....
the bean counters won again, which means everyone loses.
An electric motors top speed is achieved when the back EMF becomes equal to the supply voltage.
There are some tricks to exceed this ... weakening the stater field is one of them. This costs power and efficiency.
You can expect this feature to kick in around 70 - 80 MPH, right where it'll eat through your charge where you need it the most ... freeway driving.
The electric cars are super-fast in a straight line. All thst weight really slows them down first curve they encounter. The more curves the slower their lap times. I drove a Tesla Plaid last year. I did a standing 1/4 mile on the front straight at Whiskey Hill: 9.6/144mph…with 4 big guys in the car so about 6400lbs. Yes impressive but pretty sterile. No engine noise..no exhaust noise. No tire noise. Just the hand of God pulling you beyond ludicrous speed. Nothing I would own but I do admire the engineering.
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For the overly aggressive driver they offer the Mach-E De Sade model.
venomballistics
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Glad you said years. Pretty homely looking.
probably the most frustrating generation of Mustang.
Serious mods will fight you at every step in the M2
It is, however, possible.
LVSteve
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I think the Mustang II's greatest contribution to motoring was the fact that you could rip the front end out and put it in an old car and have disc brakes and better steering. Other than that it was a terrible marketing decision.
It's only the 3rd, but Rusty wins the internet for the month.
Glad you said years. Pretty homely looking.
That one is pretty ugly, but I always kinda liked the fastback version - especially in Cobra livery...
