# Luxury sub-compact cars? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 25, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339 "2012-07-25T15:00:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/41 "2012-07-26T21:28:32Z")
Suggested with only a little bit of snark, have you considered the Bugatti Veyron? šŸ˜ƒ It certainly fulfills the ā€œkick-ass engineā€ and ā€œgreat handlingā€ requirements. And itā€™s surprisingly small (having seen one at an auto show). J. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/42 "2012-07-26T21:32:45Z")
The Smart Fortwo has a Mercedes branded model. It is also in left hand drive. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/43 "2012-07-26T23:58:04Z")
I also prefer a small car and while I canā€™t justify the costs, Iā€™ve admired the Audi A3 and BMW 1-series. The Lexus CT200 looks kind of nice, too. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/44 "2012-07-27T00:14:41Z")
> [@jharvey963](#): > > Suggested with only a little bit of snark, have you considered the Bugatti Veyron? šŸ˜ƒ Only during every moment Iā€™m awakeā€¦and during the dreams i have about it. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/45 "2012-07-27T14:26:29Z")
> [@jharvey963](#): > > Suggested with only a little bit of snark, have you considered the Bugatti Veyron? šŸ˜ƒ > > It certainly fulfills the ā€œkick-ass engineā€ and ā€œgreat handlingā€ requirements. And itā€™s surprisingly small (having seen one at an auto show). > > J. A true triumph of marketing that site. 41.91l/100km just doesnā€™t look all that bad does it? If my math is right, it comes to 5.6 miles per gallon. And youā€™ve got to love the video of it driving down a snowy street. Yeah, thatā€™ll be your Winter car. ??!? My experience has been that most sports cars are not luxurious. Really uncomfortable in most cases, no matter how soft the leather is. Pretty though. Very, very pretty! ---
**Author:** ![phxjcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/46 "2012-07-28T01:21:48Z")
VW Golf R VW site has the specs. Everything you could want for \< $40K AWD, 250+ HP, quiet, luxury. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/47 "2012-07-28T04:02:29Z")
> [@Mdcastleman](#): > > Montana is 75 now. Someone got a ticket for exceeding ā€œreasonable and prudentā€ and got the law declared unconstitutional as being so vague that it violated the due process clause, so they had to set a numerical speed limit. > > Texas is considering 85. 75 mph = ~120 km/h! Awesome! And 85 mph is over 135! Take that, Ontario! ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/48 "2012-07-28T04:10:05Z")
Seconding the 911. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/50 "2017-08-09T16:42:49Z")
This thread is five years old. Whatever car the friend ended up buying might be dead by now. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/51 "2017-08-09T17:19:32Z")
BTW, my friend ended up getting the Juke, and he loves it to this day. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/52 "2017-08-09T19:20:05Z")
[The Jukeā€™s no joke](http://newatlas.com/nissan-600-hp-juke-r-20-sleeper-super-cuv/38192/). No-yeah, itā€™s still ridiculously funny looking. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/53 "2017-08-09T19:57:45Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > 75 mph = ~120 km/h! Awesome! > > And 85 mph is over 135! > > Take that, Ontario! I mean, like, youā€™ve never been on the 401? If you drive under 130, you get run over. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/54 "2017-08-10T02:20:47Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > I mean, like, youā€™ve never been on the 401? If you drive under 130, you get run over. Thereā€™s a reason I call it the Evil Death Highway of Doomā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/55 "2017-08-10T02:55:52Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > He said he was looking for something along the lines of an Aston Martin Cygnet, but unfortunately he canā€™t find _that_ one with a left-hand drive. The Cygnet was a dressed up version of the Toyota/Scion iQ. My daughter drives an iQ. Itā€™s a surprisingly nice car for what it is, but thereā€™s no amount of leather seats, genuine wood paneling or ultra deluxe audio system that could elevate that car to "luxury"status. Glad your friend found something to his liking. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/56 "2017-08-10T04:21:24Z")
Updated submission to an old thread: **Infiniti Q30** (or QX30 if you want extra ride height) ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/57 "2017-08-10T05:41:02Z")
I have absolutely no interest in cars, yet Iā€™ve always found **[Morgans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Motor_Company)**, and **[MGs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_Cars)**, for some reason endearingly styled. And they both produced left-hand-drives. **[This](http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/content/article/uk1909-morgan-selfridges)** little limited ed (19 only ) electric 3-wheeler Morgan from last year certainly seemsā€¦ _luxurious_. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/58 "2017-08-10T13:11:54Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > BTW, my friend ended up getting the Juke, and he loves it to this day. I was going to recommend the [Mini Cooper Goodwood](http://www.2040-cars.com/mini/Cooper/mini-cooper-goodwood-limited-edition-1-of-1000-florida-car-739745/), which takes advantage of their relationship with Rolls-Royce. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/59 "2017-08-10T13:33:58Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > BTW, my friend ended up getting the Juke, and he loves it to this day. So apparently he didnā€™t want a subcompact _or_ a luxury car. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/60 "2017-08-10T14:48:11Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > So apparently he didnā€™t want a subcompact _or_ a luxury car. :smack: Whatcha gonna do? Sometimes you set your mind on one thingā€¦and something totally different catches your eye, I guess. As long as he is happy, thatā€™s what matters. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339/61 "2017-08-10T14:50:58Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > **[This](http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/content/article/uk1909-morgan-selfridges)** little limited ed (19 only ) electric 3-wheeler Morgan from last year certainly seemsā€¦ _luxurious_. The car is beautiful, and I love the accessories. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-sub-compact-cars/629339.md?page=4)