10 Ways Americans Are Ignorant About Cars

We've got some stuff right, but we also have some other stuff very, very wrong.

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American's get a lot right when it comes to cars. We make some of the world's best big V8s, we praise RWD, and our race cars are often kicking much more expensive European arse (Corvette C5-R, Ford GT40, Shelby Cobra).

All that said, we fail pretty hard in a number of ways. There are a lot of misconceptions that are strongly ingrained into our collective consciousness, misconceptions that we plan to correct. These are 10 Ways Americans Are Ignorant About Cars.

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"I only buy American."

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"The Indy 500 is the biggest race in the world."

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"I'm having a baby, so I'm buying a minivan/three-row SUV."

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"Small cars are all so rattly and cheap."

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"American cars are crap/the best made cars in the world"

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"Just tell me the quarter mile time."

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"Ugh! Wagons are gross"

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"Diesels are slow, dirty, and inefficient."

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"All-wheel drive will make my car handle well in snow."

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"There's no replacement for displacement."

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