Little Cars for Big People

Citroen has a new two-door micro-car concept that may be future competition for the Mini.

The Citroen isn't a powerhouse. Only 110 horses, but that's 16 more than the competing Ford Streetka. In a micro-car you don't need a lot of power because you don't have a lot of weight. So provided I fit, it could still be a fun ride.

It still amazes me that the mini is selling at it's inflated price point, but no US company has bothered to bring out a state-side competitor. It wouldn't take much to undercut them on price and options. Ford and GM both make cars in that size class (like the aforementioned Streetka), but they don't sell them over here. This is probably because making a sub-compact car that can pass US crash regulations is extremely difficult. Thank you Ralph Nader.

The sad thing is that even dedicated right-wingers like myself would buy a small car for commuting if it could do zero-to-sixty in under a week and didn't cost more that larger competitors (like the Mini does). Oh well.