QOTD: What's Your Favorite Segment Shaker?
Mr. Guy brought us a gallery of some segment-shaking cars earlier today. What is your favorite vehicle that changed a segment?
I have two, I think -- I could probably come up with more given enough time. Anyway, for me, it's either the original Lexus LS or the 1994 Dodge Ram.
To be fair, the Lexus might be more about the marketing than the car. Both these vehicles, however, changed their segments. There's no doubt about that.
What about you? Go ahead and sound off below.
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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FORD FOR MAKING THE RECALL MAINSTREAM!!!
I'm tempted to say (this goes back a bit) either the 1977 GM B-body (Chevrolet Impala/Caprice, Pontiac Catalina/Bonneville, Oldsmobile Delta 88, Buick LeSabre) or 1983 Thunderbird.