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Travelled through Asia for a month? Who buys sedans and sports cars?

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by Kamille.bidan, Dec 1, 2024.

  1. Dec 1, 2024 at 9:48 AM
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    Kamille.bidan

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    I’m trying to understand who supports/buys sedans and sports cars.

    I’m told that Americans taste in SUV/Trucks killed the sedan.

    however, when I travelled through Taiwan and Japan last month, I saw barely a handful of sports cars and sedans. I stayed in Taipei, Tokyo and a bunch of other metro and rural areas. I bare saw any sedans. If I did, it was usually an Audi/Mercedes being driven by a young guy.

    every single vehicle was either a Crossover small SUV or a light-duty SUV like a Prado. In Tokyo, I actually saw more Jeep Wanglers than Prados, and more land rovers than LC300s. Other than SUVs, I 100s of mega vans, which are very cool inside.

    I keep getting told that Americans are dumb for buying SUVs, but I swear I see way more challengers/Camrys/mustangs here in America than I saw any equivalent in Taiwan or Japan.

    Also, nobody drivers standard in Asia either. Can we stop blaming that on Americans too?

    I don’t really want to hear anyone blaming Americans for the modern dull Car market anymore.
     
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