These Are the Smallest Cars You Could Actually Live With

“I’ve used a Fiat X1/9 as a daily driver and you can’t a buy car that small in the US anymore. It was a road legal go-cart. Small cars are more fun.”

“I get that it isn’t small small, but it’s small enough to be a seen as a small car by most and would involve little to no compromise due to its size. Plus, it has a small price tag compared to most EVs with its range.”

“Had a 2000 Focus three-door hatchback that could double as a clown car. Could handle 98% of anything thrown at it. Even have an album of all the crazy things it’s hauled. Not saying the hatch was closed for all of them though.”

“I posted this in the past, but the XB was cool. I’m still shocked, my friends dad had bought one and we all went snow boarding, now we were all either over 6 feet or close to it, that’s four people Plus two skis and two boards and I still had plenty of room.”

“Subaru Vivio RX-R was my jam for a couple of years before I had to sell it and return to Canada. I’d love to own one again.”

“The Suzuki Jimny

“Small enough to be city friendly and yet can tackle pretty much any terrain you can throw at it if you are trying to get somewhere remote.

“Honorable mention would be the Lada Niva.”

“This is obvious. The Honda Fit. Small enough to be easy to park and great on gas, but big enough to seat 4 comfortably and haul all your stuff.”

“I think Miata is a pretty good answer here. As an only car, it would mean I might have to rent something bigger on occasion, but getting past the idea that we need to own a vehicle capable of all of our “sometimes” needs would go a long way in decreasing the average vehicle size.

“If I had a family, I’d need something with back seats. Something like a Golf would suffice.”

“I’m 6'8" and my daily driver is a Chevrolet Sonic hatchback.”

“I’ve owned two now, one was my daily driver through three New England winters. The perfect size for a married couple without kids. It technically has a back seat but it’s really just useful for tossing your coat back. With the rear seats folded down, it can fit a set of four tires or a lawnmower with ease. I wish the 2nd gen Fiat 500e came to the U.S.!”

“Nothing smaller than a midsize sedan or crossover. A 1/2 pickup would be too large for me, but I like having space. A Sonata or CX5 (or their competitors) would be the smallest I’d go.”

“Mazda3 hatch, manual. I can haul my family of 5 for around town and 1-hr trips. The 2.5 L could do better with the MPGs tho…”

“Bugeye Sprite or Alfa Spider with the chrome rack on the trunk lid.

“Drop the top to carry really big things, or strap it to the roof of the aftermarket fiberglass hardtop.🤣”

“The new electric Renault Zoe. It is an EV, it is a city car, and for an EV, it is affordable.”

“Took an ‘11 Mini Hatch over 2,000 miles with camping equipment and shopping. Living as myself with my partner, you don’t need anything bigger. Only reason to get something larger would be if you have kids.”

“Back in the UK my wife had a Smart ForFour and that suited us for most daily tasks such as grocery getting. With the back seats down, it had a surprisingly big load capacity too, and a more useful space than my 1 Series BMW.

“I’m sure a ForFour would be perfectly fine for around town here in Atlanta, but I would want something a little bigger on the interstates.”

“Grew up in a MG Midget. Fun little car, real pain to get in/out of. We parted ways when I could see the car behind me clearly in the rear view mirror: that other car was behind a cement truck…”