Marketing is stronger than you think when it comes to selling cars...
I was one of the lucky few who got to meet the great Jim Wangers - who was the godfather of the GTO and the guy who basically made muscle cars SELL in the mid 1960s...
http://www.geetotiger.com/JimWangers.htm
He explained that marketing is exactly what makes or breaks cars... and it nearly has nothing to do with their physical attributes...
Car manufacturers have been selling rubbish cars for years and years...
And have also struggled to sell great cars... due to poor marketing...
I am not sure if FPV's angle with Moffat will be a winner (given the anti-hoon government we have running the place) and speaking of history repeating itself... all I can see on the horizon is the 'Supercar Scare' all over again...
As for small cars taking over?? They won't help me carry my 4 kids.... they won't tow the car trailer... they won't have a buyer in me...
If you really want to enjoy driving... buy a 70's or 80's car and enjoy it when you can... and don't worry about the petrol prices... its not gonna cost you your home in the long run...