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The sad thing is, every now and then American car companies try to make cars with a stiffer suspension and good handling, and they get shot down by idiot customers.
I used to have a '93 Mercury Cougar. It looked like an old-fart car, but it was on Ford's most advanced platform at the time and had a pretty high-tech suspension. It had a very stiff ride and the handling was superb for a 3600 lb car. It felt totally neutral in turns and had almost no body roll.
I had a 2003 Dodge Neon as a rental, the ride was very soft and I about plowed off the damn road when I'd throw it into corners. I got so fed up with it that I traded to a Chevy Malibu, and it was even worse. On one particular curve with a 25 mph limit, at *30 mph* all 4 tires were screaming bloody murder and the car felt like it was about to flip. The old Cougar took it at 45 without complaint.
Ford really needs to ditch all its American cars and import its Australian lineup. Those are what American cars were and should be.
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