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How the heck did we get here? Most best selling "cars" are now superzied pickups and SUVs.
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I think that compact SUV is an optimal car. It is not too big (sized like a normal car), it doesn't consume too much fuel, you can drive to the countryside (with light offroad) and it has enough space for some load and passengers feel comfortable. It can have AWD but I think that differential block is more important than AWD.
There is no such thing as an optimal car, there are less wasteful cars. 99% of the time it will only transport a single person.
Hatchbacks and wagons are cool for similar reasons, but they are barely a thing over here, sadly. At least we got a couple offerings from VW I guess.