Sort of fits in to the more general point that we Europeans mostly drove smaller, cheaper cars with fewer luxuries. The basic model, no frills European car sti

Sort of fits in to the more general point that we Europeans mostly drove smaller, cheaper cars with fewer luxuries. The basic model, no frills European car still comes (here in Ireland) with manual transmission, manual windows (at least in the back), no Aircon (heater/fan only), no cruise control... Since there are a lot of these, it's what people are used to, and they keep driving manuals. Idk if Americans have ever really bought many nissan micra-esque cars.