Re: Automotive Consultant comments about AWD

["Psychos 'R Us" <honge@creighton.edu>]

> Crocodile Dundee's new ad).  From the article..If Subaru offered the Outback
> as a 6-cylinder with less expensive traction control instead of AWD, it
> "would make this almost the perfect vehicle"...Jim Wangers, senior analyst at
> Automotive Marketing Colnsultants Inc., which has tested the Outback.
> 
> Is it safe to assume that this guy has no idea about Audi quattros!?, or does

I think this is what majority of people think -- AWD's property can be 
emulated through some electronic gizmo on 2WDers. I remember when 
Electronic Traction Control became available -- some of my friends said 
it's another "death nail" for AWD (some even said AWD is now obsoleted by 
ETC). **Gag!**

And there's Comsumer Reports. I found whan CR whims, A LOT of people 
would follow with more blind faith than their religions. Of course, when 
the opinion of CR is mentioned to any dedicated group (car nuts on 
autos, the photogenic on photo equipment, or videophiles on video gears, 
etc.), the opinion of CR is almost always considered as trash.

And CR does not rate AWD and 4WD high in their opinions.

And of course, A LOT of people believes that with blind faith to CR.

If above is not true, then there may be other factors at play like -- 
does it snow in Dallas (Texas, I assume...)?

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