Americans cant build cars

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this really is a great flamebait!Theres a TV show on the BBC(UK) called Top Gear. It is basically a petrolhead type show, which tends to focus on the more extreme sports cars, although it does review standard cars and 4x4s too. Basically, whenever they review any sort of American car (I've seen them do the new Cadillac + a couple of sports cars + some retro stuff like a Dodge Charger) they make the following observations:- American cars are TERRIBLE at going around corners - American cars have TERRIBLE suspension (one of the latest model sports cars still has lever spring suspension.....as in,"horse and cart" era technology) and tend to bounce and wallow - American cars are very badly built (although how they can be worse than Fiats I don't know...) -"Luxury" to an American car builder means"putting lots of shiny plastic" inside it - European car manufacturers get at least one third more power out of an engine than American manufacturers do Now, having said all of this, the main presenter (Jeremy Clarkson) has bought one of the new Ford GT40s, and another presenter (Richard Hammond) bought an old Dodge Charger (in lime green). So they can't hate American cars that much.... Basically, they say that with American sports cars the heart rules the head - they have a great feel to them and lots of muscle, but in engineering terms they are slower, more badly built and with worse brakes and suspension than they should be. I think you could easily say the same about Harleys (which I love) - crap brakes,improper mirror location, noisy,throttle acables placed imperfectly.....but there's just something about them!Mind you, I'd prefer ridin Ducati over a Buell or harley:P Opinions please.....and hate me all you want, I'm the carrier!