Idle Chat: Independence Day Parade Cars
Today is the birthday of the U.S.A. In honor of that birthday, today's special Saturday edition Idle Chat Topic is What American Car Would You Most Like to Drive in the Independence Day Parade? (And for the sake of this blog post, we'll consider any car that wears the badge of one of the three American automakers and is sold new in this country to be an American car, k?)
Ms. MacKinnon: The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is my pick, because it is an American car to be proud of. Looks great, comfortable ride, a pleasure to drive, roomy back seat, great fuel economy. Plus it has an elegant user interface that trains you to drive more efficiently, but it doesn't ask you to make the compromises that hybrids can sometimes require. Now hold my lemonade, Brent, while I put on this Lady Liberty hat.
Mr. Romans: Bryn, I love how you accessorize! That hat matches your eyes. But I'd have to go with a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS as my parade choice. It's unapologetically American (erm, except that's it's built in Canada), looks great and has a 426-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 under the hood. Drop the hammer for an apocalyptic burnout (they let you do those in parades, right?) and you've got your own personal fireworks show.
Idle Chat is hosted by Brent Romans and Bryn MacKinnon, two editors at Edmunds.com. Each Sunday (except this Sunday) in the Idle Chat Lounge (read: the break room building a bust of Ben Franklin out of Rice Krispy Treats and purple Skittles ), they pontificate on a topic that's kinda about cars.
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- Bryn MacKinnon July 4, 2009, 6:00 AM
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Fusion: Chassis from Japan, built in Mexico.
Camaro: Chassis from Australia, built in Canada.
Oh, and Chevy/GM isn't looking very independent these days.
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Those two cars make perfect sense. The US is made up of people from all over the world. That's where the country came from.
Shouldn't the cars be the same?
A Fusion? You have the choice of any American car and you'd really want to show off in a 4th of July parade in a FUSION? (How lame and boring is YOUR life... yikes!)
Assuming they don't have to be new cars, I'd say my choice would be a 3-way toss-up between a '53-55 Corvette, a '59 Cadillac DeVille convertible, or the peace-de-resistance, a 1970 Plymouth Superbird. All 3 made right here in America with unapologetic classic American styling, and, best of all, all 3 flip their proverbial middle finger to any "Political Correctness" crap that has so regrettably infested our landscape as a country.
God Bless America!
OK I read the part where it said that it had to be a new car sold in the U.S. In that case, a Corvette convertible would be my choice... folowed by a Mustang GT convertible (can you get a Shelby or Saleen in a convertible? If so that that's the one I'd choose)
I'd go with a Chevy Caprice taxi.