http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...767415892.html

second article [[ the first was in this months ESQUIRE ) that basically states thats the sweet spot of the automobile as an icon is past.

the blame can be laid on the doorstep of any number of people ala "CLUE" [[ ...the UAW in the union hall with a contract, the management in the board room with a blindfold, the engineers on the test track with a lead foot, etc ) but it basically comes down to "times have changed"

there are some wonderful lines and observations in the article from a completely outside the 313 point of view. painfully true in the reality "you have an ugly child" biatch slap kind of way. well worth the time.