Renault removed itself from the American market. Volkswagen and even Japanese automakers were struggling to sell cars in the US. In 1988, both Toyota and Nissan announced that they would enter the American luxury market with two brand new brands: Lexus and Infiniti. Kia, Hyundai and Mazda exper...
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“Most capable cars in 95 years” For 1981, Mercedes-Benz’s bigW126S-Class sedan made its way into the North American market after a year of sales in Europe. There were two offerings—a 300 SD diesel sedan and a 380 SEL with an extended wheelbase. The BMW 733i and theJaguar XJ6 S...
This commercial stars legendary actor Dick Van Patten and the ultimate family car, bringing us back to a time before self-driving cars were a thing. Seriously though, look at how comfortable the interior looks in the backseat. Throw in good ol’ American craftsmanship and you have the ultimat...
Although the community was majority African-American, most of us had only heard of hip-hop before Run-D.M.C. But after Jam Master Jay & Co. dropped, there was a steady stream of cars headed to New Orleans in search of boomboxes and Adidas sneakers. Soon, the swamp was alive with ...
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Today, it still stands out as one of the most innovative American sports cars of the 1980s because it helped proved once and for all that muscle cars didn’t necessarily need to have a V8 under the hood.Chevrolet Camaro IROC-ZChevrolet introduced the IROC-Z option package to the Camaro ...
These were the years when Japanese producers of automobiles made their larger inroads in the vast American market. In 1980 Japanese firms had exported 1.82 million cars to the United States, taking a fifth of the US automobile market.doi:10.1007/978-1-349-11064-3_1Enrico Sassoon...
If this 1969 Cougar XR7 is as good as it appears to be in the supplied photos, then there is a real possibility that the new owner is going to be on a winner with this car. It has been parked in a garage since the mid-1980s, but it seems to have emerged from hibernation none ...