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The 1950's cars became lower, longer, and wider. The early 1950's saw the rise of chrome on cars, as an increasingly opulent society flourished in the United States.
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The average 1960's cars costs about $2,752, and a gallon of gas was around 31 cents. The 1960’s were a time of change: the Civil Rights movement as led by Martin Luther King Jr., the Women’s Movement with its demand for equal rights, Russia beat the US into outer space.
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1970's cars were forced to adapt to the reality of the gas crisis, hence the need to design cars that are capable to conserve gas, compliance to the Clean Air Act, and vowing to consumer advocacy groups’ demand for safer automobiles.
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The eighties took things to the next level in term of automotive design, quality and performance. The U.S market has also changed, with American automobiles being outsold by imports, notably Japanese cars. In the early 1980's Chrysler lost $1.7 billion in a single year; Ford lost $1.5 billion and GM $763 million.
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After the extraordinary super cars of the eighties, many super car manufacturers entering the nineties asked “how on earth do we follow that?” At the same time, manufacturers of everyday cars said “how do we go after the enthusiast market?”. Both groups said “let’s go racing”.
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At the turn of the millennium, the supercar was in a good spot. The internet bubble was making instant millionaires and providing justification for a higher education. Furthermore, cars like the McLaren F1 set the bar tremendously high for the decade ahead. The 2000s gave us some great new design. At the forefront of these are carbon-fiber cars like the Enzo, Carrera GT and SLR.
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he specs alone don't always tell the story, but they do here: 556 horses and an available six-speed manual in a rear-drive station wagon. That's 51 more horsepower than the contemporary Corvette Z06 had.
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a turbocharged 1.3-liter inline-four engine with battery assist. Its total output is 272 horsepower with 30 miles of electric range. The new Tonale goes on sale later this year and should start at around $30,000