By and large, the Germans don't drive itsy-bitsy toy cars, but they do drive modest-sized passenger vehicles rather than S.U.V.'s and pickup trucks.
"modest" is not the first word that comes to mind when one considers cars in Germany. Only from America... In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
Isn't there a song about that? The Carpenters maybe? Now where are we going and what's with the handbasket?