We all want a greener future for our kids, but how much are we willing to pay for it? Well, according to Skoda boss Thomas Schäfer, that cost, at least as far as new cars are concerned, could be £20,000. Such a price would lead to the demise of not only the city car class, but possibly superminis, too.
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The reason for this? The forthcoming Euro 7 regulations. They’re still to be fully defined, even though they’ll come into force in 2025, and they could make it extremely hard or even impossible
for car markers to turn a profit on small, cheap cars. The brilliant global car industry is currently hobbled by an ever-moving target that will ultimately define what we can and can’t buy – or more pertinently – what we can or can’t afford to buy.
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We’re talking about models that are frequently unapologetically unglamorous, about as accessible and down to earth as you can get, being replaced by more expensive electrified models. Attainable small cars occupy a vital position at the bottom end of the price scale. most cheap-as-chips vehicles like this are currently in rude health and great demand, not just in Europe, but around the world. They should stay that way, too, because they are the very models in showrooms that the majority of buyers can afford.