.AMERICANS LOVE to super-size-- and also not simply their fast food. They favour substantial sport-utility automobiles (Sport utility vehicles) and also pickup over small cars and trucks. Some 8.7 m hit the trail in 2023, representing majority of all sales of brand-new automobiles, depending on to JATO Dynamics, a research study firm. Although International autos are additionally growing, United States ones still possess a comfy top: in 2022 the common auto marketed in United States evaluated 1,857 kg, practically 20% greater than the standard in Europe. Wide roadways and big garage satisfy this desire for significant experiences-- and so does the regulation. But a technicality that for nearly half a century has actually incentivised sales of major cars will soon be actually tightened. Will that lead Americans to get much smaller automobiles?