[rescue] Sun Netra = Ultra 2?

[Phil Stracchino]

Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> French cars have always been distinguished by that sort of thing.  Even the
> big DS Citroens had relatively piddly engines, yet they could sustain
> dam'good cross-country speeds.  You just had to forget anything you knew
> about driving a car, and get used to the hydraulic gear-change, the
> single-spoked steering wheel, the moldy-orange brake button, and all the
> other ergonomic strangeness.

"Brake button"...?

>  Great ride, though, and amazing ability to
> maintain their momentum through the corners. 

They may have looked funky according to US tastes, but they were very
mechanically advanced and very aerodynamic.  They had self-levelling
hydropneumatic suspension and a full underbody pan to clean up airflow
under the car, which enabled them to maintain higher cruising speeds
with a smaller engine.


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