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Edmunds Most Significant Vehicles, 1966-2006

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#296 of 349 . by fintail Oct 12, 2006 (5:44 pm)
1996....hmmm ovoid Taurus...bug-eyed Mercedes W210 E class...A4...that's all I can think of.   I think that Pathfinder came out in 95. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Oct 13, 2006 1:22 pm)
#297 of 349 Re: right on for 94 [kyfdx] by andre1969 Oct 12, 2006 (6:27 pm)
Replying to: kyfdx (Oct 12, 2006 5:23 pm) '96 was also the first year for the uni-body Pathfinder... the first one that wasn't based on the Nissan pickup..   I never knew that generation of Pathfinder was unitized. FWIW I guess it didn't work out too well, because they're body-on-frame again these days. Actually, Nissan only builds one basic truck these days, just in different lengths. The Pathfinder, Frontier, and Xterra are all the same basic thing, and are really kinda like Titans and Armadas that don't overhang the frame rails as much.   I'm drawing a total blank for 1996, though. Even in 1997 I can't think of a whole lot on the domestic front. Dodge redid the Dakota and introduced the Durango. Chevy gave us the Malibu, the car you knew America could build. Don't laugh...it actually WAS considered pretty competitive at the time, especially since Toyota kinda shot themselves in the foot with the 1997 Camry redesign which seemed decontented and almost rental car-ish compared to the '92-96. GM's reworked Grand Prix and Century/Regal actually seemed kinda promising at the time, but seemed to age fast. IIRC the Intrigue launched as a 1998 model.   What year did Ford come out with the SVT version of the Contour?   edit: I forgot about the ovoid Taurus for 1996. I guess it was significant in making sure that the Taurus would start a long downward spiral into oblivion.
#298 of 349 Oh yeah... by andre1969 Oct 12, 2006 (6:38 pm)
someone needs to let the Edmund's folks know that the Ram started offering a 4-speed automatic in 1988, NOT 1994! Replies to this message: editor_karl (Oct 13, 2006 7:39 am) andre1969 (Oct 13, 2006 6:51 pm)
#299 of 349 Re: Oh yeah... [andre1969] by editor_karl Oct 13, 2006 (7:39 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 12, 2006 6:38 pm) 1994 was the first year you could get a four-speed auto with the Cummings diesel, and the V10. A big deal since (back then) four-speeds that could handle big HP/Torque numbers in a truck were pretty scarce. Sort of like how you can't get the seven-speed M-B tranny on their more powerful models today (only the five-speed). Replies to this message: andre1969 (Oct 13, 2006 6:51 pm)
#300 of 349 Well... by lemko Oct 13, 2006 (8:30 am)
...I'd pick three cars as significant "lasts." The 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood, Buick Roadmaster, and Chevrolet Caprice were the last full-size, full-frame, RWD, V-8-powered GM cars. Ten years ago, these cars were numbers one, two, and three on my car-shopping short list Replies to this message: bumpy (Oct 13, 2006 9:02 am)
#301 of 349 Re: Well... [lemko] by bumpy Oct 13, 2006 (9:02 am)
Replying to: lemko (Oct 13, 2006 8:30 am) Hmmm. I'd say the Impala SS would be a good runner-up for 1994 and might have made the grade if GM hadn't killed the RWD cars two years later to build more Tahoes.
#302 of 349 Re: . [fintail] by kyfdx HOST Oct 13, 2006 (1:22 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Oct 12, 2006 5:44 pm) Normally, I wouldn't know.... But, I had a '95 Pathfinder SE... the last of the boxy ones...   Well, it wasn't really the last.... as noted by others, the boxy look is back...
#303 of 349 '96 Taurus.. by kyfdx HOST Oct 13, 2006 (1:23 pm)
If that was the first year of the ovoid model, then that might be it.... Replies to this message: fintail (Oct 13, 2006 1:27 pm)
#304 of 349 Re: '96 Taurus.. [kyfdx] by fintail Oct 13, 2006 (1:27 pm)
Replying to: kyfdx (Oct 13, 2006 1:23 pm) I think you're right on the Pathfinder   The car that coincided with the Taurus' fall from grace can't be the best in 96. I'd vote for the 1996 E just because of its early use of side airbags and its new face, compared to a poorly themed Taurus. There has to be something better than either.
#305 of 349 Let's finish out the decade... by bumpy Oct 13, 2006 (3:39 pm)
Ford Taurus for 1996 Acura Integra Type-R for 1997 Lincoln Navigator for 1998 Honda Insight for 1999

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