fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˈɔɪl kɹˈaɪsɪs, jˌuːˈɛs kˈɑːɹ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɚz ɐɡˈɛn "stɹˈʌɡəld tə ɹˌiːdᵻɹˈɛkt ðɪ ɪnˈɜːʃə ʌv bˈɪɡɚ kˈɑːɹz ænd ˈɛndʒɪnz."
Following the 1979 oil crisis, US car manufacturers again "struggled to redirect the inertia of bigger cars and engines."