Re: Automobile / Ferdinand Piech

[frank@zk3.dec.com]

  >"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."

I read this too and frankly although I agree with his (Piech's) impressions,
I must reject his disparaging attitude.

I don't like wood in cars, real or otherwise.  Top speeds "limited" to 85mph
would not impair my driving in the least.  I've never driven the Nurburgring,
and never will.  A car that does well there is almost certain to be undrivably
useless on I-93.  And YES, I want silence because noise tires me.  Toyota
outsells all the Germans combined here (US), and this is why.  (Oh, OK,
they're cheaper too.)


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--Doug

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