.AMERICANS LOVE to super-size-- and certainly not merely their fast food. They favour massive sport-utility automobiles (Sport utility vehicles) and also pickup over tiny automobiles. Some 8.7 m hit the road in 2023, making up more than half of all purchases of brand-new lorries, according to JATO Characteristics, an analysis firm. Although International vehicles are likewise getting bigger, United States ones still possess a pleasant lead: in 2022 the ordinary automobile sold in United States examined 1,857 kg, just about twenty% more than the average in Europe. Wide roads and significant garage serve this desire for sizable experiences-- consequently does the regulation. But a technicality that for nearly half a century has incentivised sales of big automobiles will soon be firmed up. Will that lead Americans to get much smaller autos?