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Why do people drive small cars in Europe?
There are many reasons. One is that fuel is expensive and smaller lighter cars burn less of it. Another is that in many cities the streets were built (i.e. buildings were put up) before the age of the automobile and those streets are narrow.
Why are sedans popular in the US?
And generally, when it comes to driving pleasure, sedans simply offer more of it – more connection with the road – than off-roaders, or even most small cars (in that case the wider track helps, too). But even if you never leave freeways and residential areas, the way sedans are made could just save your life.
Why are cars so expensive in Europe?
A VAT of 25 percent is imposed on all new and used passenger vehicles imported into the country, while registration tax on cars considers weight, CO2 and NOx emissions of the car. These incentives contribute to making larger, heavier vehicles using petrol and diesel engines more expensive than anywhere else in Europe.
Why do people prefer SUV over sedan?
Since a crossover is used mostly in city conditions, its driving dynamics, comfort levels and mileage are generally similar to that of a similarly-priced sedan/hatchback. The high ride height of crossovers helps them navigate bad roads with ease and without hurting their underbodies.
Why are sedans getting bigger?
If you haven’t noticed, cars and SUVs continue to grow with every model year leaving roads packed with larger vehicles than ever. There are a host of reasons for this change like regulations, cheap fuel, customer demand, and growing tech features to name a few.
Why do Americans love huge cars?
But Kennedy also believes Americans buy larger cars because the nation’s roads and highway system have grown large enough to accommodate them, which isn’t always the case overseas. “In Europe and other areas there are very old infrastructure and small streets in five- to seven-hundred-year-old cities,” said Kennedy.
Why are cars more expensive in Europe?
Why are Americans buying more trucks and SUVs than cars?
Why Americans Are Buying More Trucks And SUVs Than Cars 2016 is the year of the SUV and pickup truck. Each month the car sales share of the market slips a bit. Lower gas prices and changing consumer tastes are making the sedan an endangered species. 2016 is the year of the SUV and pickup truck.
What are the most popular vehicles in the world?
GLINTON: While we may love our SUVs and trucks in the U.S., in places like India, China and Brazil, not so much. The most popular vehicles in the rest of the world – your Ford Focuses and your Toyota Corollas.
Why are trucks so important to the economy?
Because of their importance to the economy, trucks are sort of a protected class of vehicles. As emissions regulations stiffened on cars during the Seventies, trucks were held to laxer standards.
Do we really love the pickup truck?
And they’re bigger and more popular than ever, too. Today only about 3.1 million Americans—one out of 100—is a farmer. But the pickup truck, built to replace the farmer’s horse, has re-created America in its own image. Of course we love it.