Aussie-made cars continue sales slide

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Originally Posted by duaned

What I am trying to understand myself is why many, many people are buying these small cars. Yes they are more fuel efficent, but slow ( or at least semi slow) to reach the magic ton. Having the straight six is more than powerful enough but many are happy to sacrifice this for a small car full of gadgets and be underpowered (Hyundai i35 / 45 for example). Obviously times are changing and I am behind the times then but I cant buy a car if pushing the accelerator to the floor doesn't provide me with enough forward thurst.

Not everyone buys a car for the same reason.
Not everyone is a traffic light racer.
Not everyone cares about power.
Some value handling more than outright power.
Budget also comes into it whereby a smaller vehicle is cheaper to run, service and most important is cheaper to purchase.