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America needs more small cars!! (self.cars)

submitted 1 year ago by Sea_pop to c/cars

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I'm currently driving around Iceland. I have seen a Renault Megane, a plethora of newer Yaris', one Yaris Cross (I lost my damned mind) and a crap ton of Suzuki Jimnys. Now, I've driven in some awful conditions in the states. Blizzards in Montana, Tornadoes in Texas, hail storms in the South and ridiculous wind in Arizona. I have driven in all of that in this tiny country, all in a short wheel base Kia Sportage. I was also outpaced by a fucking Yaris today, absolutely bombing down the mountain in 1c weather. Mind you, it was not a GR so AWD was out of the question.

I am so impressed by this Kia and all of the insanely capable Jimnys I am seeing coming off of F-roads.

If a harsh place like Iceland can coexist with RAM 2500s and modern Yaris', why can't we?

Oh, and when I say around I don't mean poking around Reykjavik, I am literally driving the Ring Road around an entire country. Coolest experience ever.

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[–] Sea_pop 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bet. A friend lives in Missoula and routinely drives to Butte in his Kona and says it handles the roads just fine.

[+] Tarastie -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] XeroxCool 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So the biggest trucks had to pull over for weather but it's the Jimny that's too small? And the coolest thing about little trucks is they float on snow. It's funny you think a Jimny will get stuck in snow "over it's headlights" when you can't drive through 3ft of snow, either. And you nailed it about Montana snow, really did, by showing a map that indicates the route between OP's friend's two destinations is literally the highest category. Nailed it.