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Originally Posted by RidingOnRailz
So my proposal is to get consumers involved in the test phase of design and development, and see what happens. I don't think the U.S. public is "dumb" at all. The dumbing down comes from the media and from providers of products that charges more by the decade while reducing overall quality and features and thinking most of us will be too "dumb" to notice! It is up to the consumer - it is they who have the power to demand more and beat manufacturers at this game of greed.
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I believe this does happen. And the consumers all say they want as little involvement as possible in the driving process.
Cars built, or designed outside of the US market get softened before sold there, and cars built and designed there get stiffened if they want them to sell well out side the US.
Here in NZ, Kia, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, Nissan etc, all bring in cars with slightly stiffer suspension just for our market.