What are our cars? November 13, 2013, 07:34:15 PM I always thought they fell under the Personal Luxury classification but a friend of mine, who does love Fords, says no. EPA calls it a compact. Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #1 – November 13, 2013, 07:57:10 PM As compact as a short bus lol Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #2 – November 13, 2013, 08:19:21 PM compact-intermediate according to an old Haynes manual I have Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #3 – November 13, 2013, 08:47:50 PM Answer (according to the EPA) is on the lower left, but realistically the answer is on the top mid right: Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #4 – November 13, 2013, 09:27:24 PM my cougar back in the day was insured as a mid size luxury sport model Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #5 – November 13, 2013, 10:19:18 PM my tittle says midsized sedan coupe.you have to remember though, when the fox chassis was designed (production started in 79) they were compared to 1970's marks. Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #6 – November 14, 2013, 12:03:16 PM The "Compact" designation is from the EPA which uses the total passenger and cargo volume (total cubic feet) to reach their pre-determined classification. They do this to try and make it easier for the consumer to cross-shop classes of cars and their corresponding fuel mileage. It's not a perfect system, but we are talking about the government. :rolleyes:The next size up in the classification is "Mid-Size" and I would bet that our cars are at the top-end of the Compact range and very close to the Mid-Size classification because an '87 Grand National is classified as Mid-Size by the EPA. A friend of mine has GN and I've ridden in it many times. I will say it does seem to have a little more room in both the passenger compartment and the trunk, but overall it's very similar. But of course, our cars have more style. :) Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #7 – November 14, 2013, 03:22:53 PM Quote from: White85GS;424399I always thought they fell under the Personal Luxury classification but a friend of mine, who does love Fords, says no. EPA calls it a compact.the EPA be ed, these cars are personal luxury cars, or so says ford since 1958 when the first four seat thunderbird were rolled out to a public hungry for such cars. and they have usually been considered a midsized car based on external dimensions at the time of production. Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #8 – November 18, 2013, 10:14:58 AM Mid-sized on the outside, compact on the inside. Quote Selected
What are our cars? Reply #9 – November 18, 2013, 09:46:09 PM Quote from: BCA;424426The "Compact" designation is from the EPA which uses the total passenger and cargo volume (total cubic feet) to reach their pre-determined classification. They do this to try and make it easier for the consumer to cross-shop classes of cars and their corresponding fuel mileage. It's not a perfect system, but we are talking about the government. :rolleyes:The next size up in the classification is "Mid-Size" and I would bet that our cars are at the top-end of the Compact range and very close to the Mid-Size classification because an '87 Grand National is classified as Mid-Size by the EPA. A friend of mine has GN and I've ridden in it many times. I will say it does seem to have a little more room in both the passenger compartment and the trunk, but overall it's very similar. But of course, our cars have more style. :)Yes...but...Grand National and G-body have a full frame underneath. I wish these cars were the same. Quote Selected
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