It's the only part of Europe with real growth potential. The West is a saturated market, and the South... well, let's just say that it's a good thing that cars made in the last decade are quite reliable, because we're going to have to drive them for a looooong time.

A Cherokee XJ is a Jeep wagon. Doubly awesome.

That's not an SUV. That's a Jeep. Completely different thing.

Because they do nothing better than any other kind of car. They're big and thirsty but slow, their hauling ability is worse than a real truck's... I have nothing against real trucks and off-roaders, but an SUV is a travesty.

Russia. Expect to see Lada-Renaults anytime soon.

Heck, all cars should have a turbo, with few exceptions.

"You know it when you see it", in Justice Potter Stewart's immortal words.

Nope. A taller wagon is something like the Audi Allroad or the Skoda Scout, both of them wagons, and very good at that. An SUV doesn't come from a saloon car, but from Hell.

Yes. The Tall Wagon and the Regular Wagon.

Well, in Europe there are noticeable differences between countries. Small hatchbacks are commonplace, but in many countries people still think that a "proper car" should have a notchback profile. The only countries where big hatchbacks are common sights are France, the Benelux and the Scandinavians. In Spain if you…

You believe well. The blue one is the 3-door hatchback (SportCoupé in SEAT-speak), the white one is the 5-door hatchback (just Ibiza) and the red one is the ST (SEAT-speak for "stretched hideous little wagon"). They're not that small (IIRC most of them are more than 4 metres long, or 12 foot for you heathens).

Most of Europe that lies East of the Oder calls them "Kombi" too.

Peugeot has traditionally named their estates as "Familiale" and their panel vans as "Commerciale". Maybe a French Canadian was responsible for the terminology (then again, it's only logical that you cal a 7-seater 504 as a "Family car").

Let's see if paraphrasing "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" gets my point across more clearly: "CGI!? We don't need no stinkin' CGI!" I.e. I was just joking, deliberately missing the point. Better now?

Those Zaporozhets can take ungodly amounts of abuse and still run.

It's the problem with most Mercedes (IIRC). For some reason the parking brake is foot operated, which is a typical Mercedes quirk since time immemorial.

Nissan Juke or any modern BMW. Smashing them would certainly improve their looks.

Kosher, but CP. Maybe if it was a couple grand less expensive...

Who cares about CGI? Ronin didn't need such tomfoolery to be the best car chase film ever.

Body panels are a fascist bourgeois luxury that good socialist carmakers can do without. Same as 4 strokes: 2 are more than enough.