Opinion. And so was the review. It was what HE thought of American cars, which happens to coincide with countless others' that aren't American.
Actually no, he was comparing it to the Lotus Exige, which is faster, lighter, more economical, cheaper and corners like a fly.
They did say partly, and I've never heard of this.
I wouldn't know about rude, that was probably based on a personal experience. But America is the fattest country, and becoming the dumbest.
This all comes from statistics and such, and I know, they aren't always correct, but what else is there to believe?