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Viabobed · 02-21-2008, 08:44 PM

Well I think what is happening today is that the compact car no longer is the smallest available automobile.

You have Super mini ,Sub-Compact, Compact, then Mid-Size, Full-Size Sedans.

For instance Honda finally released the Fit, smaller than the civic great power/weight ratio. Nissan released the Versa, meant to be smaller than the Sentra, Toyota released Scion brands and Yaris models smaller than the corolla.

Auto makers are making a clear boundary between the catagories.

Even Mercedes is thinking about jumping in below the compact range with the Smart cars like beefer1 mentioned.

But other than the stricter EPA test you also have the stricter safety standards.

The geo is probably can not pass all of the new safety test. Manufacturers are trying their best to keep the cars in the 4star+ range which = more weight

More weight = less fuel efficiency

02-21-2008, 08:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Viabobed Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 98 OS: Windows Xp Sp3	Re: Compact cars getting bigger Well I think what is happening today is that the compact car no longer is the smallest available automobile. You have Super mini ,Sub-Compact, Compact, then Mid-Size, Full-Size Sedans. For instance Honda finally released the Fit, smaller than the civic great power/weight ratio. Nissan released the Versa, meant to be smaller than the Sentra, Toyota released Scion brands and Yaris models smaller than the corolla. Auto makers are making a clear boundary between the catagories. Even Mercedes is thinking about jumping in below the compact range with the Smart cars like beefer1 mentioned. But other than the stricter EPA test you also have the stricter safety standards. The geo is probably can not pass all of the new safety test. Manufacturers are trying their best to keep the cars in the 4star+ range which = more weight More weight = less fuel efficiency __________________ Oh, Gumby your helaArious!