Tiger Woods and Acura
01-05-2009 | 09:23 AM
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I agree with the passion of your post, but not all the elements of it.
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I also have a different view here. My dad sold Toyotas back in the 70's and later was a GM of a Lexus store. He told me that when selling against Datsun you always showed the customer how cheap the seats and interior were and how if you loaded the bed, the front wheels would come off the ground.
In the 80's Datsun was so far behind that they abandoned the Datsun name for Nissan. They set out a new goal called Project 901 which was to be #1 by 1990. The result was the 300Z and the 240SX among others. Those interiors were far behind the Supra and Celica of the day. The point is the poor interiors are nothing new at Nissan and by the 90's Honda had really arrived to push Nissan a rung lower.
Ghosn's cost cutting has resulted in a rather lack luster 4 cylinder engine and ridiculous reliance on the VQ. This engine (and the V-8) are all good engines but not known for their fuel efficiency. This lack of flexibility is hurting them in this economy. Also, they appear to not have invested in hybrid tech since they are buying Synergy Drive from Toyota.
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I also have a different view here. My dad sold Toyotas back in the 70's and later was a GM of a Lexus store. He told me that when selling against Datsun you always showed the customer how cheap the seats and interior were and how if you loaded the bed, the front wheels would come off the ground.
In the 80's Datsun was so far behind that they abandoned the Datsun name for Nissan. They set out a new goal called Project 901 which was to be #1 by 1990. The result was the 300Z and the 240SX among others. Those interiors were far behind the Supra and Celica of the day. The point is the poor interiors are nothing new at Nissan and by the 90's Honda had really arrived to push Nissan a rung lower.
Ghosn's cost cutting has resulted in a rather lack luster 4 cylinder engine and ridiculous reliance on the VQ. This engine (and the V-8) are all good engines but not known for their fuel efficiency. This lack of flexibility is hurting them in this economy. Also, they appear to not have invested in hybrid tech since they are buying Synergy Drive from Toyota.
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01-05-2009 | 09:25 AM
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