Cars sold in Mexico but not in the US...yet

[ALSRAC]

In our recent trip to Mexico, I saw several cars not sold in the US yet, I'll be posting picteres.

[ALSRAC]

Let's start.
Renault Traffic:



Mitsubishi L200:



Nissan X-Trail:



Nissan Almera:

[ALSRAC]

Atos by Dodge:





Ford EcoSport:



VW Jetta (mexican version):

[BigWarpGuy]

They still make and sell the Volkswagen Microbus. It is very popular there with small businesses; IIRC. Due to safety rules and emission regulations, it is no longer imported into the USA.


I like the Obvio 828 and 012. They are not exported to the USA.

[Big Panda]

Originally Posted by ALSRAC

Atos by Dodge:

DODGE? Looks like "Hyundai" emblems to me.

[limey]

Originally Posted by Big Panda

DODGE? Looks like "Hyundai" emblems to me.

Yeah, that's a Hyundai Atos. Almost all of those cars with the exception of the Ford EcoSport and the Jetta are quite common in Europe.

[DoraAnderson]

Yeah, those are all common in Europe as well. I for one would like to see some of them here. My other fave from Europe was the new generation of Nissan Micra.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ni...005_red_vl.jpg

And the Ford Ka

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review (smart is mentioned in the article!) We rented one in Scotland for a week, and it was a pretty decent car.

[DoraAnderson]

And how about the smart hybrid, now available in the EU.
www.smart.com

Or this crazy thing:
http://www.smartforsure.nl/Sites/Sma...x?AutoId=45854

[lebikerboy]

The mhd isn't really a hybrid. It simply shuts the engine off and restarts after a preset period. The second link is regarding the crossblade which hasn't been manufactured for a while and was a limited edition in any case.
Mexico doesn't currently get the mhd or EV but they do get the cdi...

[sato7]

You missed THE most important vehicle to ever grace the Mexican riviera..... the.. wait for it...... smart ROADSTER! ahhhggg droooolllll..... WHY oh WHY do they have it and WE dont!