• Malaise era refers to a period in the U.S. automotive industry from roughly the early 1970s through the early to mid 1980s, characterized by malaise:...
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  • United States recession. An era of American automotive history, centered around the 1970s, is similarly called the "malaise era." The "Crisis of Confidence"...
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    retrospective after 40 years since its introduction described as embodying the Malaise era. The first-generation Mustangs grew in size; the 1973 model had become...
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    conditions in many nations. Smaller-sized cars grew in popularity. During the Malaise era, the US saw the establishment of the subcompact segment with the introduction...
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  • The Malaise of Modernity is a book by the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor based on his 1991 Massey Lecture of the same title. Originally published...
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    eventually to weaker performance for cars in the 1970s, a period known as the Malaise Era of auto design during which American cars suffered from very poor performance...
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    of the first 200 hp (149 kW; 203 PS) Mustang in 1985 the end of the Malaise era in American auto design. For 1985, the front fascia was restyled with...
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    Lincoln entered the 1980s, the American auto industry remained in the "Malaise era", struggling to balance fuel efficiency, emissions controls, and downsizing;...
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    associated with austere and ungainly design, referred to in retrospect as the Malaise era. Rybicki's legacy is tied to his numerous innovations, his excellent...
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    emission regulations in the late 1960s severely limited performance. The Malaise era (roughly 1973 to 1983), as it was known, saw some of the lowest horsepower...
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  • Retrieved 4 August 2022. Rood, Eric (20 March 2017). "Tonnage: 10 Gigantic Malaise-Era Land Yachts". Roadkill. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019...
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    downsizing that would take place among Detroit's Big Three during the "malaise era". Iacocca wanted the new car, which returned the Mustang to its 1965...
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    The smaller engined 380SL replaced the 450SL from 1981 to 1985. The Malaise era 380SL was the least powerful of the US market R107 roadsters. Starting...
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    humiliation the nation suffered during the Iran hostage crisis and the sense of malaise as the nation wondered if its glory days had passed. Kalman shows step...
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    American automobile producer Chrysler from 1983 through 1986 during the malaise era of American automobile manufacture. The Executive was a stretched version...
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    for their power than their styling, but they even lost their power by Malaise era of the late-1970s. Styling on American cars became progressively more...
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    trailing-edge boomers (also known as Generation Jones) came of age in the "malaise era" of the 1970s with events such as the Watergate scandal, the 1973–1975...
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    limit suggested the company's eight-cylinder cars would suffice in the Malaise era U.S. market. The 365 GT4 BB was also initially planned for a very limited...
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  • transition vehicles from one size segment to another. Commenced during the Malaise era, downsizing is done in response to consumer and government demands influencing...
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    common terms include "box" or "box Chevy", which typically refers to a malaise era Impala or Caprice sedan with a boxy design, and "bubble", which typically...
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    vehicles is in their best interest. Automotive enthusiasts decry the Malaise era of auto design, partially brought on by CAFE. Some consumers felt so...
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    was via the grey market. Many of the finest, iconic automobiles of the Malaise era, such as the Lamborghini Countach, Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL, Mercedes-Benz...
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    was "GM's prime contender for one of the malaziest [sic] cars" of the Malaise era, a car that did "enormous damage to GM's reputation, putting together...
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  • Young's 1999 solo acoustic tour. In "Motor City" Young addresses the malaise era of automobile manufacturing in Detroit, and the recent success of Toyota...
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    0-60 mph in 10.9 seconds, with a top speed of 187 km/h (116 mph) with a new Malaise era 368 CID (6.0 L) V8., generating power of 112 kW (150 hp) and 0-60 mph...
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  • models encoouraged demand for grey market vehicles arose during the Malaise era in the late 1970s. Importing them into the US involved modifying or adding...
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    classic cars, noting that the X-car was "one of the malaziest cars" of the Malaise era, doing enormous damage to GM's reputation and playing a role in "the...
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    fuel-efficient small cars. Domestic automakers, in the midst of their malaise era, struggled to build these cars profitably, but foreign automakers like...
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    2011-11-20. Olotka, Greg (19 April 2021). "Automotive History: Muscle Cars To Malaise Era-Part". Curbside Classic. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Wilson, Steve (2 January...
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  • fuel-efficient small cars. Domestic automakers, in the midst of their malaise era, struggled to build these cars profitably, but foreign automakers like...
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