This is a fun topic; I hope those not interested are hitting the delete key.

>> ... it is still small, is not a good candidate for the US market is much
more of  an indictment of the US than it is of the car. <<

I agree, especially since we have these behemoth SUV's on the road.  I just
hope it doesn't come to the point where we have to drive tiny little cars. I
can't haul anything in something that size.  What I'd really like is to stop
finding ways of getting more mileage from gasoline and start fast-tracking
the development of electric cars.  GM's latest
(http://www.chevrolet.com/electriccar/ ) is a great start and I hope that
kind of technology moves forward.

Bryan