The Malaise Era represents one of the darkest chapters in the American automotive industry. Spanning from the mid-1970s to ...

The Malaise Era of the 1970s and early 1980s marked a dark period for the American automotive industry. In a time of economic uncertainty, political turmoil, and shifting consumer preferences, the ...

When car enthusiasts think of woody cars, something large usually comes to mind. The common denominator tends to be a long roof, whether on an SUV or a station wagon, ... Malaise Level: 3/10.

There's a dead zone in the history of performance cars between the hairy-chested muscle cars of the '60s and the rebirth of power in the mid-1980s: the 1972–82 "malaise era," when machines were ...

The Malaise era was the antithesis of the muscle car heyday that existed merely a year before its start in 1973. It was a dark period characterized best by underwhelming engines, EPA restrictions ...

So I got to know: what's your pick for grooviest '70s vehicle?  In the past, Jalopnik has been a little, poo-poo on stuff ...

The Malaise era spelled the end for true muscle cars like those that hit the streets from 1964 to 1971. Though performance figures and design standards dropped during those dreadful years, some ...

And with American car companies struggling to adapt to new regulations, facing increased fears of imports and struggling to satisfy consumers, I think a Second Malaise Era is just beginning.

The 1970s were a tough time for cars. ... Curbside Classics even went as far as crowning the 1975 Granada as "The Most Malaise Car Ever" in a 2017 retrospective. I tend to agree.