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Automotive News & Views Inside Line Article Comments Edmunds turns 40 - guess the most significant car from each year!
349 messages, Last post on Feb 27, 2007 at 5:26 AM
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Edmunds Most Significant Vehicles, 1966-2006
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Replying to: xwesx (Oct 17, 2006 9:17 am) Remember, one man's worthless hunk of metal is another man's large family transporting, minivan-substituting, masculine image-preserving vehicle. 
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| Wasn't the 1997 Model Corvette the C5 and the current generation corvette the C6? | |
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Replying to: british_rover (Oct 17, 2006 9:37 am) So the E gets it...surprising in a way. Styling wise it did set some trends I guess, but it was a far from perfect car. More significant than a Vette anyway, although it did look like a car of the future compared to what it replaced. So...1998...New Beetle?
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Replying to: fintail (Oct 17, 2006 9:49 am) Yeah 1998 has to be the new beatle. It started off the whole retro trend and kind of kicked VW up out of the dolldrums they had been in. |
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Oct 17, 2006 9:23 am) 
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Replying to: british_rover (Oct 17, 2006 9:37 am)
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Replying to: editor_karl (Oct 17, 2006 11:46 am) |
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My guess would be the Ford Focus for 2000. It broke the standard norm for economy cars with lots of room, Euro-style, and superb handling. It proved that cheap cars don't have to be boring and lack personality. For 2001 it has to be the PT Cruiser. The car didn't fit in any one catergory and broke the mold. The VW Beetle may have started the retro craze, yet the Cruiser added in versatility, room, and a unique American look. After all these years, it still holds its own with the competition and has been copied since. |
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So, what is the deal with the Lexus? "The car that started the cross over craze." Really? I was under the impression that the Subaru Outback was the first cross over, though it was a bit more subtle in its approach than that Lexus. Honestly, I should have given it the nod for 1996, though it had skipped my mind! Maybe Karl can chime in on this one, because I am a little befuddled by that statement regarding the Lexus. Perhaps more aptly put would have been to add "in the luxury market," though it does qualify it a little by using the phrase "midsize SUV market." 
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Replying to: xwesx (Oct 20, 2006 1:17 pm)
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