Fiat also is starting production in US of some of their models in the Chrysler plants. They will focus on high efficient gas and diesel models.CaptainBeowulf wrote:Ford building Euro-style small cars for North America, like the new Focus or whatever it is, is a step in the right direction.
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The reason is that some states have punitive limits on particulate emissions for diesel passenger cars, and not many manufacturers have bothered to try to push for sales in those small number of states where the particulate emissions limits are 'reasonable'.CaptainBeowulf wrote:On some car forums I frequent, a lot of people are actually pissed off that Euro manufacturers don't important the good diesel models here. They seem to think that North Americans will only drive gas.
Blame US state environmental laws...
But, as I mentioned, the latest diesels have virtually undetectable limits, so unless US states move the goal posts yet again, the latest generation are likely to find their way over to the US soon, I expect. There again, there has been a history of goal-post-shifting on emissions, so don't hold your breath in the hope that any particular car manufacturer will want to be the trail-blazer for the costly pursuit of pushing reasonably permissive diesel car legislation in the US.
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No, they should just be mocked. Real men don't drive SUVs 
If you transit between countryside and city a lot, here's what to do:
1. Pickup for the country. Personally, I like the F-150, but Dodge RAM and others are ok too.
2. Compact hatchback for the city, so you can actually parallel park etc. instead of trying to haul your disgusting SUV with massive blind spots into someplace and end up knocking over a pedestrian/bicyclists/smaller car.
Now, I have to admit that somewhat hypocritically I currently drive a sedan (vaguely a sport sedan, but it's not that sporty). I miss having more cargo space when between cities or in the country, but I don't really have the money for two cars right now. If anyone sold a decent wagon these days, I would probably buy it, but the only wagons around seem to be SUV-ized (like the Toyota Venza).
If you transit between countryside and city a lot, here's what to do:
1. Pickup for the country. Personally, I like the F-150, but Dodge RAM and others are ok too.
2. Compact hatchback for the city, so you can actually parallel park etc. instead of trying to haul your disgusting SUV with massive blind spots into someplace and end up knocking over a pedestrian/bicyclists/smaller car.
Now, I have to admit that somewhat hypocritically I currently drive a sedan (vaguely a sport sedan, but it's not that sporty). I miss having more cargo space when between cities or in the country, but I don't really have the money for two cars right now. If anyone sold a decent wagon these days, I would probably buy it, but the only wagons around seem to be SUV-ized (like the Toyota Venza).