Why are there so many large-displacement cars on the road in the United States?

It is not surprising that the United States is full of large-displacement cars, mainly for the following reasons.

First, the United States is a vast country. Many things in people's daily lives must be achieved with the help of cars. For example, the United States does not have the extremely high density of stores like China, only large supermarket chains, so shopping is a very laborious problem. Except for big cities, Americans like to live far away from their neighbors in their daily lives. Especially on those farms in the west, many families who want to buy something have to go to small towns dozens of kilometers away to purchase in bulk. In addition to the long distances, the road conditions in these places are not very good, so it is necessary to purchase a large-displacement car to meet daily needs. The same is true when it comes to work. Many Americans live far away from their companies, and commuting takes up most of their lives. And if the displacement of the car is not large enough, it will definitely affect the traffic efficiency.

Second, gasoline is very cheap in the United States. Relative to other major automobile countries, gasoline in the United States is very cheap. In addition, Americans are generally wealthy, so the extra fuel consumption of large-displacement cars can be easily dealt with. In the United States, even families classified as poor by welfare agencies own a car or two. It is conceivable that maintaining a car is not a very expensive thing for Americans. And since the United States gave up the link between the US dollar and gold, the US dollar has been linked to oil. This is why the United States always likes to do all kinds of strange things in the Middle East. Behind it is oil interests. Now that they have control of a large amount of oil resources in the entire world, they will of course make their citizens' lives more leisurely.

Third, the American family structure has led to this phenomenon. If we often watch American TV series or Hollywood movies, we will understand that the average family in the United States has several children, and some older generation parents also live with them, which requires larger-displacement cars to satisfy the family's travel needs. need. And this special situation also makes Americans have a soft spot for large pickup trucks. In various American TV series, it is not difficult to see that many families have a pickup truck, which can not only pull people but also goods. It is definitely a considerate little assistant in the United States.

The fourth is a policy issue. In China, large-displacement cars are subject to more taxes, but there are not many corresponding taxes in the United States. Some cities in China will restrict the use of large-displacement cars on the road when pollution is severe. This is not the case in the United States, so people naturally have more freedom when making purchases. Moreover, the United States is a country of immigrants with fierce and wild folk customs and a fighting race. Naturally, small cars are not in their eyes, so it is not surprising that the sales of large-displacement cars are booming.