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Originally Posted by I-Love-Pontiac
I've never driven one, but they always seemed like nice cars. I didn't really question it's goodness untill I saw a Top Gear episode that had nothing but bad things to say about the old STS.
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I haven't watched Top Gear in a decade or so, but I did see a 1992 or 1993 review of the first gen STS where Jeremy Clarkson was all praise for that car except for the design. He seemed especially impressed by the engine. The segment ended with him saying something like "if I were an American, I could make a strong claim that this [STS] is the best car in the world" (but of course, he's not, so he points that out and drives off in a Jag).
Fast forward to the early 2000's, and the STS and the Northstar are hardly improved during the preceding decade while the rest of the luxury brands have improved in leaps and bounds. So it's not hard to see why the 98-04 STS would get panned...