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The Yugo has been called a hopelessly degenerate hunk of trash and a vile little car. Critics have said it's hard to view on a full stomach. It's easy to start feeling bad for the little guy. Oh, sure. I had these memories as a kid in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Yugo: Worst Car Ever? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

So it is one of the worst cars in American history, but not necessarily in the world's history? Americans tend to see America as the world. The Yugo was a bad car in America in the 1980s, but we don't realize that there are many, many cars that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Yugo: Worst Car Ever? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

But it was very popular in the beginning, right? You reference "Yugomania." The summer before it came, you had all this media attention: a $3,995 car? What's going to happen? It's a communist car - will Americans buy it? The press was just nonstop, and it created a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Yugo: Worst Car Ever? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

And from that negative press sprang numerous bad-car jokes, many of which you feature in your book. Do you have a favorite? I like the one that goes: Why does the Yugo have a rear-window defroster? So you can keep your hands warm while you push it. These...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Yugo: Worst Car Ever? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Yugo: Worst Car Ever? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

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