Automobile / Ferdinand Piech

["Frank Amoroso" <famoroso@sprintmail.com>]

Very good article on Ferdinand Piech in Automobile magazine. Worth checking
out.

"...there is no such thing as sudden acceleration, that the problem is with
American housewives who'd previously owned cars from GM and consequently
didn't know how to drive."

"In some respects I misunderstood the U.S. market, that they would accept
artificial wood. As it turns out, Japan and the U.S. have equal
requirements. Limited top speed. Soft ride. Low overall noise. That's not so
important for Europe, we think. To do a one-second better lap on the
Nurburgring is more important."

Interesting,
Frank--