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Originally Posted by bschloop
whatever happened to 85hp being enough for an economy car?
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That thing got a Hemi?
By definition, the economy market isn't big on spending money while car companies are big on spending as little as possible and targeting big spenders. Car dealers aren't fans of economy, either: it takes a dealership as much time and effort to sell a $12,000 car as it takes to sell a $30,000 car. Guess which one they make more money on, and guess which customer they expect to spend more on accessories and service? Nobody's going to target the economy market except as a long term way to make money on the next car those folks buy- when they have more money.
In the US market a small, efficient car is what people buy when they can't afford a
real car because the guys who build the market don't make money on small, efficient cars.