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**Siliespiriulk** · 04-04-2009, 11:30 PM

Ford Pinto
The Pinto and the equally dire Chevrolet Vega were responses to the VW Beetle which was seen as the import to beat. Detroit was apparently unaware of the Toyota Corona and the subsequent Corolla. Detroit believed that no one would ever abandon chrome barges.

Chevy Cavalier
A good car for its day sort of but the point that GM built the thing with different hats for about two decades is the issue. They believed that the platforms they created in the 1980s needed no improvement so throwing on a new body every so often was the business plan. Granted, Toyota's "all new" Camrys and Corollas are never really "all new" but Toyota does major surgery and updates to their proven platforms. Detroit didn't believe it needed to.

Chevy Astro
While it was not a good response to the Dodge Caravan, it nevertheless sold quite well. The Astro was not a dismal failure. What was a failure was Ford and GM's inability to design a minivan. Toyota and Honda paid attention to the Caravan and got into the segment.

Ford Taurus
The Taurus was an epic fail when the second-generation came out with the hideous oval look. Ford took a CamCord fighter and submarined it. Then not replacing it with a competent new car for years was just crazy. The FiveHundred being renamed a Taurus was also a dumb move. That said, the new Taurus will erase these terrible memories just as the '05 Mustang erased the terrible Mustang II years from memory.

Ford Explorer
Idiotic. They are saying that a successful SUV addicted us to SUVs. We bought SUVs and Detroit built them BECAUSE WE WANTED THEM and not because we were bamboozled. It it idiotic to suggest that Detroit should build what we need even if we do not want it.

Jaguar X Type
It sank Detroit? Hardly. The Aztek should have been here because its idea was to be a segment buster like a Honda Element.

Hummer H2
Agreed. Hummer was all about making profits and there was no investment in technology. Hummer should have been loaded with future tech instead of being a rebodied Tahoe. Hummer should have led with turbodiesel powertrains and or hybrids.

Toyota Prius
Detroit ignoring the Prius is an epic fail. The Volt is the wrong answer. A cheap hybrid with a quirky name and look is what Detroit needs.

Chrysler Sebring
We MUST lay this face plant on Mercedes belching out a terrible variant of a Mitsubishi platform to produce a true class trailing design. What Mercedes did to Chrysler is criminal.

Jeep Compass
The Caliber, Compass, and Patriot are further examples of Mercedes' destruction of Chrysler. Granted an entry-level Jeep sounds like a great idea, but two of them??? If anything the PT Cruiser should have been replaced instead of fielding two Jeeps the same size as the PT Cruiser.

04-04-2009, 11:30 PM	#10
Siliespiriulk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 660 Senior Member	Ford Pinto The Pinto and the equally dire Chevrolet Vega were responses to the VW Beetle which was seen as the import to beat. Detroit was apparently unaware of the Toyota Corona and the subsequent Corolla. Detroit believed that no one would ever abandon chrome barges. Chevy Cavalier A good car for its day sort of but the point that GM built the thing with different hats for about two decades is the issue. They believed that the platforms they created in the 1980s needed no improvement so throwing on a new body every so often was the business plan. Granted, Toyota's "all new" Camrys and Corollas are never really "all new" but Toyota does major surgery and updates to their proven platforms. Detroit didn't believe it needed to. Chevy Astro While it was not a good response to the Dodge Caravan, it nevertheless sold quite well. The Astro was not a dismal failure. What was a failure was Ford and GM's inability to design a minivan. Toyota and Honda paid attention to the Caravan and got into the segment. Ford Taurus The Taurus was an epic fail when the second-generation came out with the hideous oval look. Ford took a CamCord fighter and submarined it. Then not replacing it with a competent new car for years was just crazy. The FiveHundred being renamed a Taurus was also a dumb move. That said, the new Taurus will erase these terrible memories just as the '05 Mustang erased the terrible Mustang II years from memory. Ford Explorer Idiotic. They are saying that a successful SUV addicted us to SUVs. We bought SUVs and Detroit built them BECAUSE WE WANTED THEM and not because we were bamboozled. It it idiotic to suggest that Detroit should build what we need even if we do not want it. Jaguar X Type It sank Detroit? Hardly. The Aztek should have been here because its idea was to be a segment buster like a Honda Element. Hummer H2 Agreed. Hummer was all about making profits and there was no investment in technology. Hummer should have been loaded with future tech instead of being a rebodied Tahoe. Hummer should have led with turbodiesel powertrains and or hybrids. Toyota Prius Detroit ignoring the Prius is an epic fail. The Volt is the wrong answer. A cheap hybrid with a quirky name and look is what Detroit needs. Chrysler Sebring We MUST lay this face plant on Mercedes belching out a terrible variant of a Mitsubishi platform to produce a true class trailing design. What Mercedes did to Chrysler is criminal. Jeep Compass The Caliber, Compass, and Patriot are further examples of Mercedes' destruction of Chrysler. Granted an entry-level Jeep sounds like a great idea, but two of them??? If anything the PT Cruiser should have been replaced instead of fielding two Jeeps the same size as the PT Cruiser.
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