i think it was the ford escort (unless they had a similar car in that range) back in 1997-1998 while new. got it as a rental from hertz. worst handling crap car ive ever driven. it literally had zero stability when i pushed the car just a little bit while going through an expressway entrance ramp. it was so bad it couldnt tell which way to turn the steering wheel to gain control of the situation. only option was to let off the gas and wait.