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Article: Battle of the B cars.(minicars)
- Article from:
- Popular Mechanics
- Article date:
- July 1, 2006
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There s a new automotive world order. In it, small is good. Small an affordable is even better. More and more drivers are realizing they really don't need a 5000-pound-plus SUV, and those $50 fill-ups bust the family budget.
So a new breed of family vehicle is proliferating, filling the garages and driveways where behemoths once dwelled. Enter the new-school subcompact. These cars are a far cry from the automotive hair shirts that economy hatchbacks were in the past. Today's versions of the small cars. called B-Cars in the industry (as opposed to compact C-Cars and tiny A-Cars, sold elsewhere in the world), are large and cushy inside, fun to drive and cool to be ...