These Are The Cars You Wish Were Sold In Your Country

Honda

Last week we asked you what car you wish was sold successful your country, and you each reached a statement connected respective models that you wish were sold successful nan United States. All nan large hitters that were successful my caput were touched on, and nan statement appears to beryllium that nan Jalopnik assemblage wishes location were much mini and affordable cars. Imagine that.

Currently successful nan U.S., we (barely) person nan Fiat 500e which is 143 inches long, nan Mini Cooper two-door astatine 152.6 inches, and nan Mazda MX-5 Miata astatine 154.1 inches, past things jump up successful magnitude much drastically from there. We are severely lacking mini cars, and nan 3 smallest cars arsenic listed supra aren't moreover nan cheapest cars connected nan market. The U.S. car marketplace is successful a weird spot correct now, and 1 that's much costly than ever, but I'm encouraged to spot galore of you opinionated up for mini and inexpensive cars. Anyhow, these are nan cars that you wish were sold successful your country, but aren't. If you missed retired connected sharing your answer, spell up and time off it successful nan comments here. 

Suzuki

Suzuki Jimny. I get a small suspicious erstwhile I spot nan occasional 1 present pinch Baja California plates.

Submitted by: Robzilla1793

Unsurprisingly, location were tons of you who wish nan Suzuki Jimny was sold successful nan United States, and I don't understand why. Why do you each want a small, affordable, good-looking, rugged off-roader that's fundamentally a babe G-wagen for a fraction of nan cost?

I kid — if nan Jimny were sold present I'd ain one, and I'm almost definite that a shockingly precocious number of you would too. Ahem, Suzuki!

Holden

Holden utes. Also nan Honda E. I deliberation it would beryllium cleanable for my daughter. I would truthful for illustration to bargain her one.

Submitted by: Ten Of Diamonds (Ten Of Diamonds)

All nan Aussie utes are ridiculously cool and I would emotion to spot them ripping astir roads successful nan States. Your girl mightiness for illustration nan ute, too!

Renault

Renault 5 E-Tech. We request much mini EVs and this 1 is nan king that sits unsocial astatine nan top

Submitted by: SimplyGregster

The Renault 5 E-Tech sewage tons of emotion successful nan comments, and it's different 1 that doesn't make sense. Why would you want a small, affordable, funky EV that looks ridiculously cool? What are you, smart aliases something?

Mazda6 wagon.

Alas, I don't deliberation you tin get it anyplace pinch nan Turbo motor and manual.

Submitted by: Crucial Taunt

Whenever I spot nan first-generation Mazda 6 wagons I ever do a double-take, they're truthful cool.

Honda

Honda e and Alpine A110. That would make a reasonably priced, nosy 2-car garage.

Submitted by: Joel Sinclair

The Honda E sewage a batch of shoutouts, too, and I'd emotion to thrust one. It's a mini rear-wheel-drive electrical Honda pinch understated style, truthful it astir apt wouldn't waste well, but it's truthful cool to imagine. 

Isuzu

The workhorse of Thailand, nan Isuzu D-Max. It's of reasonable size and looks decent compared to today's pickups. I mean, conscionable look astatine nan girth and grilles of nan F-150 and Silverado. Besides, we should bring Isuzu back.

Submitted by: Giantsgiants

I ever find it unusual erstwhile car companies make pickups that don't travel to nan U.S., nan onshore that buys millions of trucks each year. But I do understand we person strict emissions standards and clang information standards that make things difficult. 

Alpine

Hands down nan Alpine A110. Small sports car that focuses connected ray weight alternatively of monolithic power? Yes please.

Submitted by: Poorsche

Alpine A110 sewage tons of love, and rightfully so. When I saw The Smoking Tire's recent episode astir it I was truthful envious that they sewage to thrust one.

Any BYD EVs. Granted, I haven't seen 1 successful personification and person only seen pics/vids/reviews, but having an affordable, decent EV disposable would beryllium really nice.

Submitted by: Evil Monkey 2

I get that car companies are frightened of Chinese EVs, but consumers are itching for them. Affordable EVs that aren't $10k much than their ICE balanced would beryllium a crippled changer, and you cognize nan U.S. doesn't for illustration change.

Volkswagen

VW Golf R Estate. That's astir nan only point that will get maine retired of my MK7 R and MK7 GSW.

Submitted by: Zachary

I'd beryllium truthful stoked to spot Golf R Estates connected U.S. roads.

I don't want immoderate caller aliases different cars present until we import nan point we really need- functional precocious velocity obstruction and nationalist transit.

Until we person that, nary 1 is going to bargain a kei car that can't make nan 3 authorities thrust to grandma's house, nary 1 is going to bargain a topolino that can't really beryllium driven successful nan rain, nary 1 is going to bargain thing different than what they already buy, which is vehicles that tin do everything because we person to person vehicles that tin do everything.

Submitted by: Buckfiddious

I cannot work together pinch you more, Buckfiddious. Unfortunately, nan authorities and nan money-hungry folks who are acrophobic of doing thing that doesn't instantly adhd billions much to their individual slope accounts don't consciousness nan aforesaid way. Let's dream The Greater Good gets prioritized sooner alternatively than later. 

Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Polo GTI aliases moreover nan Up GTI. The Golf GTI that we person successful nan states has grown successful performance, size, and value but VW's smaller GTI variants are much akin to nan original GTI philosophy, which is much what I'd for illustration successful a car.

Submitted by: Patrick Simpson

I couldn't work together pinch you more! The endless pursuit of changeless "improvement" has turned nan GTI into thing very different than nan original. I chose to attraction connected nan Up! GTI because it's my favorite, but I'd beryllium elated to spot a Polo GTI stateside too. 

Hyundai

Hyundai Starex 2.5L Diesel. Lived successful nan Philippines for a while. Fuel location is costly and these vans are awesome for travel, plentifulness of room and awesome mileage.

Submitted by: David DeHoag

The Staria minivan that replaced nan Starex is truthful overmuch cooler that I'm showing a photograph of it instead. I'd return it sloppy of its powertrain, but diesel would decidedly beryllium nan astir rad. 

Toyota

I would for illustration a 4 doorway Hilux diesel 4WD pinch a stick.

Submitted by: Bruno

I consciousness for illustration nan Hilux would put an extremity to nan remainder of nan U.S. motortruck marketplace and each of its recall-plagued, six-figure giants.

Volkswagen

Any of nan VW California models. Sadly, they don't waste them successful California.

Submitted by: Joseph E

As a Volkswagen instrumentality who lives successful California, I deliberation I saw Volkswagen doing photoshoots pinch nan California successful California contempt not trading it here. I wish it were present too!

Honda

Bring backmost nan Honda Fit, AKA nan Honda Jazz that is still sold elsewhere.

Submitted by: Bradley B.

The Fit has go specified a cult car now. I get that Honda wants to prioritize models that make much profit, but nan caller Fit looks great, and I'd conjecture it would still waste well.