No. He's not comparing US vs France, you read that into it. He's comparing a car from 1985 (which happens to be French) to a car from 2025 (which happens to be made in the US).
You're attributing the difference to different countries, but everyone else here sees it's mostly it's from a different era.
You're attributing the difference to different countries, but everyone else here sees it's mostly it's from a different era.