Steve, regarding your inquiry about the Ford Tempo, the one we have
here in the US has no equivalent in Europe. Be thankful for that.
The US spec Ford Tempo is a shapeless blob of a car that for years
has been the darling of rental fleets. They are normally seen
holding up traffic on the Interstates or abandoned by the side of the
road. The car was Ford's first foray into the realm of aerodynamics,
and it looks like someone took a 1970s vintage Ford and inflated it
slightly beyond its normal working pressure. This car spawned a
whole crop of Fords (Taurus, Contour, US Escort) that look like they
belong in the Woody Allen movie "Sleeper". The newest Taurus is
being hailed as a styling tour-de-force, but no one will admit that
from the front it looks like a crosseyed guppy.
Paul (thank God for sports cars) Kile
Paul D. Kile
kile_paul@aphub.aerojetpd.com
(916) 355-5162
GenCorp Aerojet
POB 13222
Dept 5784 Building 20019
Sacramento, California 95813-6000
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