[Dr. Sivana]

This reminds me of the "Motor Trend Car of the Year" back in 1980. This was when GM came out with the X-Body front drive cars. Chevy, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac. They were all the buzz.

But they split the vote. This was the car of the year because of the split vote:

Actually, Motor Trend's web site claims the execrable, AWFUL "First Chevy of the '80s" Chevy Citation was the winner:

https://www.motortrend.com/news/car-of-the-year-winners-2/

P.S. The AMC Eagle was a better car.

1980 Motor Trend Car Of The Year: Chevrolet Citation



The obvious reason for the selection of the Chevrolet Citation as the 1980 Motor Trend Car of the Year is that its score at the conclusion of our testing was the highest of all the cars nominated. It won on merit.

Underlying the facts and figures, however, was the realization that this car represents a clean break with the past and clearly points to the future of the American automobile. This can also be said of the other X-body cars that we evaluated. But the Citation proved to be first among its equals because it outperformed them in enough categories -- fuel economy and braking to name two -- to take the top spot.

[cuban leaf]

Then they are rewriting history. I was there. They even explained in the article why the Eagle won.

BTW, this one was espeically near and dear to my heart because I bought a brand new 1980 Buick Skylark xBody and was horrified that the Eagle had won. But their explanation made sense.

Meanwhile, that Skylark was the worst car I ever owned. I sold it after a year for about $5500. I bought it for about $8500. I was willing to take the bath.

It looked brand new and the buyer was very excited.

[Pollard]

My dad had a Citation and had to replace an axle every 6 months due to the CV joint going bad. Warranty covered it for a while but then he had to start paying $300 each time. I think his was an 81 which is still new enough to be a test. Never buy the first 1-2 years of a new model. You’re merely doing extended testing for the car companies while they find and work out bugs.

[1Old Pro]

Chevrolet Citation as the 1980 Motor Trend Car of the Year

When I see this, I question my beliefs that the UFO's are ours. No way we can design anything that is impressive.