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psarhjinian @ Dec 27th 2007 12:18PM
The problem with Yugo is, quite frankly, that they were benchmarking (or outright copying) Fiat. That's not exactly starting with a solid foundation.
Cool as the Punto is, it's also afflicted by typical Italian engineering; older models are worse. Much worse. Yugo probably ought to have knocked off the Honda Civic, Toyota Starlet or anything by Daihatsu. That might've at least put them on a decent footing.
Yugos weren't great, but I think you have to remember that they're period pieces. A European-native Daihastsu, Fiat, Renault or VW from the same era isn't much better.