Mid Size Car Sales Decline as Buyers Think Smaller

You can't drive far without seeing a Toyota Camry, Honda Accord or Ford Fusion.

Midsize sedans have been America's favorite cars for decades. That's changing. More people are choosing small cars like the Chevrolet Cruze and even smaller ones like the Honda Fit because they're worried about gas prices and car payments. There's another reason, too: Small cars are no longer the cramped econoboxes of the 1980s and 1990s, and they have many of the same features as larger cars.

 

evanisnuts - 11/23/2011 12:21:54 PM

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I agree I went from an Infiniti G sedan that averaged 20mpg to a 2012 Honda Fit which is already averaging 40mpg on the freeway!

AgentOrange - 11/23/2011 4:16:22 PM

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1998 mid-size BMW 328 (length=166", width=67", HP=198, curb weight=3131 lbs)

2012 small-size BMW 1-series 128i (length=172, width=69", HP=240, curb weight=3300 lbs).

BondMI6 - 11/23/2011 6:57:27 PM

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Exactly- small is the new BIG....


-Bond