WHY WOULD different cars be made for different countries?
And why are we getting the not as good ones?
i know they’re different plants. WTF has that got to do with getting ####ier cars?
Could be most of the design and engineering is done in Germany.
I don’t know why some of the Euro engineering isn’t cross-pollinated with the US cars.
Let me say this.
We Americans LOVE our cars.
You have never witnessed a passion for cars like you will with Germans.
Krauts are car CRAZY!!!
There are different government regulations in different countries, different driving conditions, and vastly different economic conditions. European fuel prices, which have historically been near $10 per gallon (mainly due to high taxes) are a huge factor. I am familiar with the GM system, and believe me, they strive for complete technology sharing among all of their design centers.
The "good ones" are good only in the eye of the beholder. This beholder sees no inherent advantage in the European econoboxes. I drive a LOT, all across the US, and stick with high HP V8s and lots of cubic feet of volume. I'll sacrifice the volume, but not the V8 in the Corvettes.