Comfort and ride are all tied up together, consequently much of the comfort is a reflection of superb ride qualities." "Many hours of wind tunnel testing experimentation created good aerodynamics, which in turn manufactures good road holding capacity. The deluxe seats in the GT car are extraordinarily comfortable. High-back bucket seats are standard, there's nary a bench seat seat in sight.
RUST BROS SEASON 4 MOTOR TREND FULL
After 2 days of hard driving over the mountains, across the high desert at 5,000 feet through Navajo and Hopi country and down into the 110-degree heat of Phoenix and the GM desert proving grounds, we had had about enough.In our 2-day stint the Vegas performed aptly, with only minor problems that could be ironed out before full production began." "Inside all three Vegas we were impressed with the comfort. Like any car, the Vega has its good points and bad. As I said earlier, the Vega has good craftsmanship, without the faults of the imports."Ĭhevrolet's mini hits the road and we are there- MT editor Bill Sanders said, "The Vega 2300 is Chevrolet's answer to Volkswagen, Datsun, Toyota, Fiat, Renault, and all others up the ladder. We have automatic inspection of virtually every single engine part and so we know it's going to be right." " It has a high degree of craftsmanship.I think the ride and handling of some of the imports is quite mediocre. It reduces the work effort involved and provides uniform quality. On this car over 80 percent are automated so you eliminate the worker carrying a heavy welding gun around. For example in our body construction, on a typical car, built either here or Europe or Japan, about 18 percent of the body welds are automated. This is quite an automobile." "The Vega is going to be built at a quality level that has never been attained before in a manufacturing operation in this country, and probably in the world. Not just little cars, but sports cars too. This car will out-handle almost any sports car built in Europe. There is nothing that comes within a mile of the Vega for performance and handling. It out-performs any car in its price class in accelerating. In fact it handles better than many sports cars. It has far and away the best handling of anything in its class. DeLorean said, "Our design concept was we wanted to build a car that does everything well, and if you drive the car you really will be very impressed. Motor Trend August 1970, Vega 2300 - Chevrolet's fantastic new mini: the point to which all things are coming.- John DeLorean, GM vice president and Chevrolet general manager discussed the car, touting its quality of assembly and its handling capabilities.
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