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I would guess that cars the size of the Focus are mainly used as second cars in the US. Most households then have access to a larger vehicle for transporting bulky items. Even as a Sedan most US cars can carry large loads.

For a number of reasons cars in Europe are much smaller. For example the Focus is the third from smallest Ford on sale here in the UK. If you only have one smallish car in the household, it needs to be versatile enough to do many things. The Focus Saloon (Sedan)is also seen by many in Europe as ugly.

Chris

Very interesting. In my area (Ohio valley in the U.S.) I see just as many 3 door as 4 door models. When I started looking for a ZX3 (3 door) my local Ford dealers had way more 3 door models in stock than any other model (and this was before the Ford Family plan pricing for everyone started).

In alt.autos.ford.focus snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com:

Exactly, whenever you have the luck seeing one of those, it's likely the owner is 70-80 years old. ;)

The Focus Saloon (Sedan)is also seen by many in Europe as

I aggree.. It is ugly! Thats why I got a wagon and love it very much..

Ahmet

Turkey

'01 Focus wagon 1.6 liter

So if a sedan is a saloon, what is a 'wagon'? An estate? Or a hatchback?

An estate car. The full term is "station wagon", as in a vehicle useful for collecting people and their luggage from a railway station.

This is useful:

Have to agree. The new Focus Saloon is more appealing it looks like a mini Mondeo to me and much more integrated than the old one where the boot section just looked like it was an afterthought.

Here's another page about the history of "station wagons".

Here's another page about the history of "station wagons".