Posted on 12/18/2004 3:09:08 AM PST by Champs elysees
Have you driven a Frog lately?
Pathetic. Dearborn is another car company headed towards the sandpit if they partner with the French.
I'll buy a Benz or a Beemer. I have an M5. The wife drives an X3.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/video/citroen.php
Airbus S.A is a french compagny based in Toulouse.
Arianespace is a french compagny based in Evry (suburd of Paris) http://www.arianespace.com/site/fr/index.html
Alstom which builds subways (NY/chicago..) french too
Thomson TV called RCA in USA french, Alcatel, Sagem, and also SNECMA :
The fruit of a partnership between Snecma and General Electric stretching back over a quarter century, CFM56 turbofan engines power some 5,400 aircraft deployed by 376 customers around the world. CFM International has sold more than 16,000 engines in the last 20 years, and is the preferred engine supplier for mainline jets (over 100 seats). Over the years, the CFM56 has become the undisputed worldwide best seller.
The CFM56 engine family is marketed by CFM International, an equally-owned subsidiary of Snecma and General Electric. It spans the thrust range from 18,500 to 34,000 lb (82 to 151 kN) and is considered to be the most reliable engine of its generation. The CFM56 fleet has now logged over 240 million hours in flight, with dispatch reliability close to 100 percent.
Snecma Moteurs and General Electric Aircraft Engines are equal partners within the CFM partnership, splitting all design, development, production, testing, marketing and support activities.
Snecma is responsible for the low-pressure systems (fan, compressor and turbine), the power transmission and various major equipment items, including the lubrication unit and wiring. In addition, Snecma handles final assembly and acceptance testing of half of the 1,000 engines produced each year (702 delivered in 2003).
Snecma is responsible for CFM56 sales and marketing in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, and directly provides engine support for over 150 airlines.
The exceptional technical and commercial achievements of CFM International are due to a united, sustained effort by the two partners. These achievements reflect Snecma's technological expertise and ability to develop and produce in timely fashion reliable aero-engines, while delivering effective technical assistance and support services for all engines in operation.
Looking ahead, in 1998 Snecma and General Electric launched a research & technology program dubbed TECH56. It is designed to anticipate and develop the technologies needed to meet emerging customer demand for higher performance, lower operating costs and greater environmental friendliness
They should stick to wine and cheese, they have that figured out, especially the cheese.
LOL! & LOL! The label and tagline. Thanks for bringing that one up again!
Oh, yes, they consistently get 42-46 miles per gallon.
So, in this corner ... two "B Class" diesels would be a very good fit ...
lol ;-)
Good joke.
When I think of good engines, those names aren't high up on the list.
Are the French automakers at deux sigma yet?
Welcome to FR.
French cars are not in the US for good reason. I doubt if their reliability is any better now than it was.
I own a VW diesel (TDI) that I have modded so it is now reliable and I do not need to take it into the dealership to fix what are basic engineering flaws in the design. If the Germans have sunk that low, I can only imagine what the French product would look like.
What am I missing here?
This is why I have been advocating diesels to everyone I know. As a Ford fan, (think "Ranger" in RangerM) I can testify that Ford can build a decent vehicle when they want to.
My company switched to all diesels last year, from an all gasoline fleet and our fuel costs did not change and were perhaps a little lower, even as the price of fuel went up.
Environmentalists say these are dirty engines, and they are right on a gallon per gallon basis, but what they fail to account for is the SIGNIFICANT increase in effiency that a diesel provides (MPG), and their tendency to last longer because the engines are built stronger than their gasoline counterparts (they have to due to the higher compression ratios)
I was going to purchase an F150 had they made their V6 diesel available, but they killed it when it couldn't meet emissions regs for 2007. They KILLED an F150 that would get 35-40 mpg (claimed by Ford) on the highway!
Does that make sense?
I'm curious..how many times have you changed the "glow" plugs?
The last Peugot sold in the US..the 505.was a fine car..very roomy..well built..with a few quirks. Peugot dropped out of the US market because they didn't want to spend the money to make the cars conform to US safety/crash standards..they didn't have a large enough sales base to make it worth while..
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