City Cars

In the land of the large. City cars would be a more ideal choice for residents whom spend most of thier time driving around on congested city streets rather than the highway. Unlike Europeans, American buyers have never been really keen to buying small cars. Some of the most frugal small cars you can buy are parched in the depths of Europe. I've decided to list a few vehicles that you can't purchase here in the United States. Some vehicles that are actually worth purchasing. Some, well not so sure if anyone would go for one.

Skoda Roomster maybe a weird name for a car; and it maybe weirdly designed. But the Roomster is a very practical people mover or hatchback. It boost a roomy well designed interior. Skoda is owned by Volkswagen and much of it's design is shared with both the Polo and Golf. But the whole purpose of this vehicle is to offer a smaller more inexpensive way to get a roomy hatchback that comes with plenty of versatility. The reason why I put this on our list as cars that should be sold in the United States is because it provides a cheap way to have a roomy car with headroom of a minivan with fuel economy of a Honda Civic. Who says small can't be roomy?

Citroen C1 is a micro-sized coupe and hatchback. It comes with a 1.0liter three-cylinder engine in both gasoline and diesel forms. The Gasoline is the strongest of the pair. With 68hp (like we said some may not like the numbers) but if you use the gears. You can make the most of the car's horsepower. The single lift glass tail gate makes it somewhat inexpensive to design and engineer. If you don't like the cheeky looks. You can go for the Toyota Aygo, or the Peugeot 107. All three are based on the same platform and built by Toyota. So all three have outstanding reliability. Seeing that Toyota has a record for strong build quality. One of the reasons why this car isn't sold in the United States is it's dinky size. Plus the low horsepower that needs to be worked a bit to feel what the engine is truly capable of giving. But once you get past all of that, you'll have a great vehicle that's good for driving around the city in. With a good amount of space for four passengers. Only if everyone is willing to share the space. \

Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion looks just like your ordinary Polo. But the special grille and body-kit with more aerodynamic design in the body, shows that this isn't your average Polo. Under the hood is a plain ordinary turbo-diesel with 70hp. But the turbocharger is a geometry turbocharger designed to provide more torque at low speeds. With a five-speed manual gearbox that is designed for longer shifting to reduce emissions and reduce fuel consumption. The geomerty turbo helps boost fuel economy as well as lower emissions. Then you have rolling resistant tires which reduce friction and helps increase fuel economy. All this techonology may seem rather over engineered. But when you look at the figures; 68 miles to the gallon. You'll see how this pays for itself in the long run. Although one would have to drive the miles to really see the benefits. But compared to a hybrid. This car is much cleaner. Proving that diesels can be as clean or cleaner than an expensive hybrid.

Smart Fortwo Cdi comes with the smallest diesel engine in production now. At only 1.0liters and 40hp. You'll probably fall asleep before you ever get this car up to speed. But when you look at that 70 miles per gallon rating. You'll want one. It's the ultimate city car for those who just don't want to break the bank. I mean literally not break the bank. At 70 miles to the gallon, you can travel to and from work and even further. That's the whole purpose of the Smart Fortwo if you ever wondered why it's here. But if the diesel were sold here, this would be the perfect vehicle to buy for those who want to stretch their dollar the extra mile.

Hyundai i10 is the cutest Hyundai to I've ever seen (in my honest opinion) this small little city runabout comes with 1.2 liter 76hp four-cylinder with either a five-speed manual gearbox. Or a four-speed automatic. (I'm assuming that the five-speed manual gearbox will make the most of the tiny engine). This city car is designed for those who want something a little more reliable and have more of a piece of mind. As it comes with good range of equipment for a low asking price. The interior looks very roomy and the quality looks very well put together. The reason I think this should be sold in the United states again is due to the fact that it's inexpensive. Easy to park and probably more fun to drive than you'd think. Small cars have been given a bad rep. But hopefully this will help give small cars a good light.