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Small Cars, Big Change: How Compact Cars Rewired Cities, Mobility, Fuel Economy, and Design Across the World by Etienne Psaila at Abbey's Bookshop,
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Etienne Psaila

Small Cars, Big Change

How Compact Cars Rewired Cities, Mobility, Fuel Economy, and Design Across the World

Etienne Psaila

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English
Publishdrive
22 April 2026
History of engineering & technology; Road & motor vehicles: general interest
Small Cars, Big Change is a lively and deeply researched journey through the surprising global history of the compact car. Far from being merely cheap transportation, small cars helped rebuild nations, opened mobility to millions, transformed cities, changed the economics of fuel use, and pushed automotive design in bold new directions.

Written in an engaging journalistic style, this book explores how compact road cars became some of the most influential machines of the modern age. From postwar recovery and class mobility to urban life, motorsport, global manufacturing, and the future of electric mobility, it reveals how the smallest cars often carried the biggest ideas.

For readers interested in cars, design, history, cities, and technology, Small Cars, Big Change shows that the compact automobile was never a side story. It was one of the main stories of modern life.

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All trademarks, service marks, trade names, product names, logos, and brand names mentioned in this book are the property of their respective owners. They are used for identification and reference purposes only and do not imply any affiliation with, endorsement by, or sponsorship from their respective owners or rights holders.
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Imprint:   Publishdrive
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   345g
ISBN:   9798901944837
Pages:   256
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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