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- From: pebi@aem.umn.edu (Peter A. Bidian)
- Subject: Re: Worst Car Award
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- References: <1993Jan25.170828.3532@bmerh85.bnr.ca> <krothman.727987654@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> <C1FJxL.2rz@ssesco.com> <1k1svlINNd4d@uwm.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 20:04:02 GMT
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- qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Aamir Hafeez Qazi) writes:
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- >In article <C1FJxL.2rz@ssesco.com> nau@ssesco.com (William Nau) writes:
- >>Ken Rothman <krothman.727987654@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> writes:
- >>> With all the advances in aerodynamics and ergonomics in design in the past ten
- >>> years (mostly on the part of European and Japanese makers), this beast is an
- >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >>
- >>Apparently the Ford Taurus had little influence on the shape of cars today.
- >>In my opinion there is no car that has had a greater influence on the vast
- >>improvements of aerodynamics than the Taurus.
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- >--Why doesn't anyone give credit to the '84 Audi 5000 S??? I thought this
- > was the car that started the wave of aerosedans!!! The Taurus merely
- > copied the Audi's aerodynamic styling!
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- >--Aamir Qazi
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- Yes, and that Audi (the 100 series) was introduced 1982 in Germany!
- I don't think the Taurus is that old. Anyways, maybe that was the
- break through for the US market!
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- Peter
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