"RT" (rt-p)
09/17/2018 at 15:40 • Filed to: WCOTY, 2019, Lineup Bloat, Future, ASK OPPO, Audi, BMW, Ford Werke, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan, Suzuki, Volvo
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09/17/2018 at 15:40 • Filed to: WCOTY, 2019, Lineup Bloat, Future, ASK OPPO, Audi, BMW, Ford Werke, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan, Suzuki, Volvo | 4
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Here’s a surprise; it hit me when I first viewed the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Despite an unhealthy interest in cars, I had essentially no opinion on most of the candidates this year.
Interestingly, this feeling was unrelated to the merits of the cars listed. Design gripes aside, these were accomplished cars which forced me out of my comfort zone. Remember, I’m the person who researched heavily into the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Comparatively speaking, the 2019 model year is no man’s land.
But why is this the case? Perhaps it’s because, to be blunt: there’s a lot more cars out there. Manufacturer lineups have expanded in size exponentially, with the trend of crossovers escalating the situation. So, it’s time for an experiment. What would the 2019 WCOTY list look like if ‘lineup bloat’ never happened?
To test our scenario, we’ll zoom through the roster to see which cars are (A) not crossovers and (B) were nameplates established in the year 2000 or earlier.
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Audi A6 (Est. 1994)
BMW 3-Series (Est. 1975)
Ford Focus (Est. 1998)
Jeep Wrangler (Est. 1986)
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Suzuki Jimny (Est. 65 million BC [1970])
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Toyota Corolla (Est. 1966)
Volvo S60 (Est. 2000)
There you have it: 35 cars, reduced to a meagre ten. To boot, 60% of said 35 cars were crossovers; no wonder I was overwhelmed. It all goes to show how quickly the automotive landscape changes. Perhaps, only a few decades from now, almost all the big names from the car industry could’ve vanished altogether. Let me know which other familiar models will survive (or falter) in the comments.
Stay curious Oppo!
interstate366, now In The Industry
> RT
09/17/2018 at 15:46 |
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I think the Acura RDX is here to stay, and probably within a decade you’ll have them over there. I wouldn’t be surprised if Honda uses its Red Bull partnership to finally take Acura worldwide.
Party-vi
> RT
09/17/2018 at 15:47 |
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This is fantastic Oppo
Chariotoflove
> RT
09/17/2018 at 16:07 |
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Funny, I wouldn’t buy a single one of the cars you posted above, except possibly the Avalon, if it were mint and cheap and I needed some thing for a lot of highway driving.
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> Chariotoflove
09/17/2018 at 16:38 |
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Interesting, any word on why you prefer it to the Lexus ES?
Both are FWD Japanese luxobarges after all.
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> interstate366, now In The Industry
09/17/2018 at 16:51 |
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Possibly, though many Acura models used to be offered abroad as Hondas, only recently have they been starting to split their offerings up a little more .
It’s a strange situation: t he first Acura without a Honda equivalent was the CL - which was ten years after Acura was launched .
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Chariotoflove
> RT
09/17/2018 at 17:04 |
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I dunno, I just never liked the look of that ES. Keep in mind, I also am not thrilled about the Avalon, so we’re splitting very fine hairs here when I’m talking about maybe.