The Future of Minicars?
An article found on the Reuters website Friday, talked about the future of minicars. A company in California, known as Zap tried to order minicars from DaimlerChrysler, but the auto giant said no thanks. Instead, Zap turned to a Brazilian company and ordered 50,000 microcars called Obvios. The Obvio is very similar to the minis found in Japan and Europe. They are a ridiculously small city car that is a three passenger, and equipped with a huge 1.6 liter 170 horse four cylinder motor that is designed to go 0-60 in 5.2 seconds. Zap has only placed the order for the cars, and have yet to put one on the road. My question is would any one actually drive these cars? I am sure they would get over 40 mpg, but what do you think about Zap's risky purchase, will this mini fad take hold here in the gas guzzling US?
2 comments:
I feel that this trend will not fade. I believe that as gas continues to increase companies will put more and more of an emphasis on the fuel efficient car rather than the huge SUV. Families are struggling in today’s society, and gas is making living more and more difficult. I believe that the Obvio is the first of many new mini cars that will be fuel efficient in today's already extremely pricey economy.
I am afraid that these new minicars if introduced in the US will spread like wildfire unless government regulations are not met by them safety wise, which is always an issue for smaller vehicles. Americans will buy these smaller gas saving vehicles, in hope of saving money in the long run, even if they are expensive cars.
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