One of the things I've noticed about the cars sold in the European market compared to the US is at the lower end of the market. It seems that small does not always equal cheap in Europe. It's hard to find a 'nice' small car here in the USA. The MINI is sold here of course but that's about it. No SMART, even Honda and Toyota have different low end models here. The European makes (the ones that operate in this martket) for the most part don't offer the smaller models for sale here at all. Its a shame.