The 1973 oil crisis brought the first wave of American-produced cars to face pressure toward downsizing, coinciding with a shift by consumers away from glamour alone towards quality, feature content, and fuel economy.
ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ˈɔɪl kɹˈaɪsɪs bɹˈɔːt ðə fˈɜːst wˈeɪv ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkənpɹədˈuːst kˈɑːɹz tə fˈeɪs pɹˈɛʃɚ təwˈɔːɹd dˈaʊnsaɪzɪŋ, kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪdɪŋ wɪð ɐ ʃˈɪft baɪ kənsˈuːmɚz ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ɡlˈæmɚɹ ɐlˈoʊn təwˈɔːɹdz kwˈɔlᵻɾi, fˈiːtʃɚ kˈɑːntɛnt, ænd fjˈuːəl ɪkˈɑːnəmi.