Ford Mustang

The special post, here it is,

The Ford Mustang!


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This is one of Ford's greatest masterpieces! It has been the hero in many an american road film, and rightly so. The Mustang has been in production since 1964 and has been going strong ever since. This specific Mustang is the Shelby GT350, and not only does it have a 5.2 liter 526 horsepower 429 pound-feet of torque V8 monster of an engine, it is the first Mustang that can corner well! This is huge news because the Mustang has american muscle on the dragstrip (and street), but it can go around a track with european finesse, something it could not do before. The interior is pretty good as well, here it is:

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it looks really futuristic! I think that it seems rather simple, but sophisticated, because it has lots of extra features, like an inbuilt phone. In fact, I have been in the V6 fastback Mustang, and it is very similar, the V6 just doesn't have red shifter trim or the Shelby Cobra badges.
There it is, the 2017 Ford Mustang GT350.

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Some Bad News

I am sorry there has been no special this week. I am really busy on vacation and haven't had the time, so, I will only do one post this week. Also, the internet here is bad, so it may not be in the evening like I try to.

Vacation!

This week I will be on vacation! Because of that, I will be doing a special. Also I am feeling cheerful, so the special is: good popular cars! I will have a lot of fun writing these two posts and I hope you have fun reading them. Also, please vote in the comments if you want me to turn this into a sister blog, so you get one bad popular car as well as getting one good popular car.

Nissan Cube

Time for another post, here it is,

The Nissan Cube


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The styling on this is horrendous! Also, I know it is the Cube, but in a time where we must save on gas and keep emissions low, an un-aerodynamic car will not help. But, like the post about the Baja,
I know Nissan can do better. Compare it to this masterpiece:


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So, enough about the bad styling, let's move on to the performance. The engine is a 1.8 liter four cylinder, which produces 122 horsepower, and if you know anything about cars, that is not a whole lot. It shows too, because zero to sixty takes 9.1 seconds and the top speed is 106 mph. Also, why can you get this with a six speed manual? It isn't a performance car in the slightest! The suspension is very soft. That would be good in a luxury car, but due to the Cube's high center of gravity, it produces a lot of body roll.

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Subaru Baja

Time for another post. Here it is,

The Subaru Baja


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This is really bad! First the styling, just compare it to this amazing creation:



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the WRX looks really good, so why can't the Baja be attractive? Also, it has the same problem as crossovers. The crossing over of  the two cars nullifies the effectiveness of them. For more on that, read the post titled "The Argument Against Crossovers".


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The interior: it is really boring and uncreative! I could create a better interior; I would probably add some leather and colored trim. I don't like it because it is made out of plastic and is monochromatic. It also looks very outdated. Anyway, why would you get this when you could get a double cab pickup truck? A Dodge Ram 2500 has a 6.4 liter V8 engine and has a 76.3 cubic foot bed. The Baja has a 2.5 liter 4-cylinder engine and the bed... it's so small, they won't tell me the capacity.

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Nissan Juke

Ok, Time to discuss a specific car:

The Nissan Juke


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It is AWFUL!
first and foremost it is hideous! Also it has a continuously variable transmission (CVT) (non car types look it up) which takes the fun out of driving. Another point is the interior, which looks like this:

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it tries to look sporty, but because it has a 1.6 liter turbocharged engine that produces 188 horsepower and weighs 2959 lbs, it is not sporty in the slightest. It is also a crossover, if  you haven't seen it, read the post titled as "The Argument Against Crossovers".

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The Argument Against Crossovers

Ok, For a first ever post, this is what I would like to say,

Crossovers. They are awful.

Why would anyone want a cross of two cars in such a way that it defeats the purpose of the cars being crossed? You see, a hatchback is good because it has 5(ish) seats, is a managable size, and has a good trunk you can put things in. A SUV is good because it is a big powerful off-roader and it can tow things and carry things. Car makers have been going about it all wrong. A crossover is basically a fatter hatchback that has no off-road or towing capability like an SUV.

The paragraph above is now known as: The Argument Against Crossovers.



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