Europe has a wide presence of small and fuel efficient cars. Audi, BMW and a host of other car makers are planning to launch their smaller car models in the land of suv and fast cars US.
Due to the high and soaring price of gas which is more then $2, hybrid cars as Prius is a breeze. But Car like prius gives 44 miles per gallon where as smaller cars in Europe gives a respectable 70 miles per gallon.
Among the smaller cars in Europe smart FourTwo is the smallest sold in Europe and Canada. The length of the car is mere 98.2 inches from one bumper to other. Its size could not be compared with any American car and one of the smaller car in US i.e BMW Mini Cooper is 4 feet larger then FourTwo. Smart FourTwo give 70 MPEG mileage. The other fuel efficient car manufacturers are Renault, Daihatsu, Skoda (Czech Republic), Tata (India) and Peugeot. The major problems with these cars including Smart FourTwo is that they are all Diesel and diesel powered cars are a complete no no in US.
The US automakers are trying their hands in this segment lately. Cars like Mercedes concept B-Class car which appeared in Paris auto Show and cars similar to BMW Mini Cooper coup but smaller in size is going to appear in the US market soon.
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