Chrysler closer to reviving a hot Plymouth Barracuda.

On Dec 28, 7:23*pm, Tegger > wrote:
> N8N > wrote in news:c84cbd5c-5bce-46fe-a297-
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> > So the new cuda is going to be a porkbeast like the new Challenger
> > too?
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> They're ALL "porkbeasts" these days: Safety and crash regulations require
> it. I'm currently looking into a new car to replace my '91 Integra; it
> turns out that everything that's the same size as the Integra is now,
> amazingly, at least 400lbs heavier than the 'Teg.
>
> Those same safety and crash regulations also require that the pillars be
> the size of tree-trunks, the windows be tiny gun-slits, and that the door
> sills come up to your nose. All in order to turn the vehicle into an
> impregnable fortess, able to withstand a Visigoth invasion. Outward
> visibility is awful.
>
> Now that I've actually driven some of the newest cars, I am frankly
> appalled at what's on the market these days; I hate them all.

I hear ya! replace "Integra" with "Scirocco and/or Porsche 944" and I
feel exactly the same as you.

Those new little Lotus things look appealing, but are likely well out
of my price range.

nate