David Champion
David Champion
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cars categories choose four primary safety seeing stood three
Safety is our primary theme. Basically, cars are getting much, much better. At one time, one or two cars stood out in the pack. Now we're seeing in most categories that there are three or four different cars you could choose from.
call cars later less model reliable year
When cars are launched, we see the first year of a redesigned model as less reliable than later years. First-year blues, we call it.
car performance sports
You don't really need to forego practicality to have sports car performance.
brings car control
If the car skids out of control it brings the car back into line.
amount best cars customer decision fears full information people perspective press small
I don't think people get the full perspective of how in-depth we go into cars from the small amount of press that we get. We try to allay some of the fears that people have. Our No. 1 customer is the consumer. We try to get them the best information we can get so they can make the best decision on what they're buying.
cars developed driven reflective test
The E.P.A. test was developed in the 1970's and is not reflective of the way cars are driven today.
car causing electrical electronic features leveling rest tend though
The electrical and electronic features tend to be problematic, so they could be causing a leveling off of reliability even though the rest of the car is getting more reliable.
attention cars extremely gone great japanese quite seem simple terms
The Japanese seem to have great attention to detail. Everything is well thought out. Their cars are extremely reliable, but also, really quite simple in in terms of the engineering that's gone into them.
attention cars great japanese people
The Japanese manufacturers have great attention to detail, they make cars people want to buy. Their cars have great reliability.
automobile cold environment hot worst
The automobile has probably got the worst environment for electronics. They're very dry, very dusty; or very hot and humid; or very cold and wet.
average emphasis gets gm improvement mortified seem
Once GM gets to average reliability on our scores, they seem to take the emphasis off continual improvement. We see other manufacturers that are mortified by an average score. It's a different mind-set.
It's better than nothing, but not by much.
civic fairly handling honda improvement major previous refined relatively
The redesigned Honda Civic is a major improvement over the previous generation. The 2006 Civic is refined and economical, with fairly nimble handling and relatively comfortable ride.
current definitely epa expensive figures misleading ultimately
Current EPA figures are definitely misleading and ultimately expensive for consumers.