A subcompact car is a car in a vehicle size class smaller than a compact car, but larger than a microcar. Such cars usually have a wheelbase of 2.54 metres (100 inches) or less or between 85 ft³ (2400 L) and 99 ft³ (2800 L) of interior volume. They are most commonly sold in Europe, but are also often seen in Canada.
This type of car was first seen in the 1950s with the introduction of the Nash Metropolitan and similar vehicles, although the subcompact did not see wider adoption until the 1970s with such cars as the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Vega. Today numerous models of subcompact are sold, including the Toyota Yaris (also sold as the Echo and as the Scion xA), the Kia Rio, the Chevrolet Aveo, and the Hyundai Accent.
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