Small Cars Are Changing; Will They Fit in the U.S.?

Washington DC September 0, 2012; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to The New York Times, cars have scale; they look different depending on the background they are set against, the need to maintain a sense of scale makes it hard to simply ship small cars from Europe and Asia – many of which are so wonderful in situ – to the United States.

Still, there are other attractions that can make those morsels tempting to Americans. Trends in small-car style in Europe and Asia, which will be on display this month at the Paris auto show – it opens for press previews on Sept. 27 – are bound to influence cars sold in the American market. According to The New York TimesThey already have: gone are the low-price gray boxes and blobs that characterized the design of many cheap small cars of the past.

Following the retro path of Mini or Fiat, other small cars offer more color choices. Body-color paint extends inside to doors and dashboards now, and the hues are more daring. Small cars are also changing, the better to stimulate desire among young drivers. For more on the NYT story on the changing face of small cars, click here.