B-cars Buzz as Sales Soar.

Big may be better for some car buyers but tiny is selling too as small and subcompact cars gain new respect and increased attention from U.S. consumers with gasoline prices lingering near $3 a gallon. The pump price is prompting consumers to build a new automotive world where small is not only good, small is affordable and perhaps even better as they conclude there is an alternative to hauling 5,000 pounds of SUV steel back and forth to the gas station for $60 fill-ups.