Since gasoline hit $4 per gallon in the summer of 2008, small cars and
hybrids have surged in popularity. Until recently that is and now all car sales
have flattened somewhat.
Many people are holding onto their automobiles
longer and fixing them in transmission shops and car repair establishments
rather than buying new. But, what has some car fans all riled up recently are
the small cars that are appearing at the New York Auto Show Advanced
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Models such as the Toyota Scion iQ, Volkswagen Golf
VI and Fiat 500 are turning heads. Suddenly the Toyota Yaris and Ford Focus have
a little competition.
The Scion iQ is particularly enigmatic at only 10
feet, 7-inches long from front to rear bumper. The 3-seater iQ is only two feet
longer than the Smart Fortwo.
On the other hand, the Volkswagen Golf VI
took the World Car of the Year award and is now on sale in Europe. The U. S.
rollout of this car is unclear at this point in time autel
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The U. S. rollout of the Fiat 500 is also uncertain as
the automotive financial crisis has hit the automaker hard. But, the problem
with small cars is that they simply won抰 work for some consumers.
Soccer
moms with kids jumping around, sports equipment to haul along with Girl Scout
cookies and other fundraiser items to carry need larger vehicles for their
lifestyles. With the push for greener and more fuel efficient vehicles recently
this will need to come from technology.
A greater number of larger
vehicles will need to increase fuel mileage through more advanced engine
technology or from becoming hybrids. But, that said, the emphasis on downsizing
vehicles in the big picture scope of things is here to stay for a
while.
Solar energy, wind turbines and smaller green cars are the trend
and automakers must adapt quickly. According to the New York Auto Show, the
automakers are doing just that.
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