It comes, I think, from years of experience and conditioning. Stereotypes exist about small cars. Do you see a Ford Fiesta or Fiat 500? That will be a young buyer with a limited budget and places to go.
Do you see a very old, very cheap small car? It will be driven by a middle-aged man, who will repair it himself and drive everywhere at a speed of eleven-tenths. Do you see a fairly new, very neat Honda Jazz? Come on, old guy, make a crazy move.
I wonder how often this stops people from buying the best and most suitable car that they will never own. I love the Picanto and its Hyundai i10 sibling.
They are two of the best things I could and should buy as a daily family runner. But when it came to buying, one thing would run through my mind: the knowledge that as I passed cars on the highway, there would be some birch tree behind me, impatiently motioning for me to leave the passing lane, because he was thinking exactly like , uh, I would.
Will it stay like this forever, I wonder? The market is in the greatest phase of disruption in a century. Where are newer players?
Teslas seem to be driven with the same highway, er, ‘spirit’ as Audis or Mercedes. In my eyes, GWM, maker of the Ora 03 (formerly the Funky Cat), is a bit Proton and it’s a bit early to talk about BYD.