I think that sub-compact tuning, as well as Hybrid car tuning, is still in its early stages of becoming the next big thing.

Why?

-Rising gas prices (small cars get good gas mileage)

-Relative low cost to own a sub-compact, factoring in regular maintenance, base purchasing price of the car, overall money spent on gasoline

-Small car = less resources to build = smaller carbon footprint (go green!)

-Sheer practicality of sub-compacts – easy to drive, park, even sleep in!

Chances are if you own a sub-compact, then you have a fun living spirit and a positive attitude on life.  You have all the style you need in your practical and hip small car and you know it.  It is really what you make of it, how you use what your blank canvas gives you to express yourself.

More and more car manufacturers are adding smaller cars to their lineup every year.  With the recent addition of the Nissan Cube to the American market, along with plans for the Mazda 2, Ford Fiesta, and continuing production of existing sub-compacts, it is clear that this segment is here to stay.  Hybrid tuning has been “the next trend” of Japanese tuning culture, with all of the big tuners known as mainly “fast car tuners” such as Top Secret, Tommy Kaira, and others focusing on the next market of modifying Hybrid cars for more of a visually appealing presence.  Some companies such as Five Axis, a company based in California, are catching on to the next trend with their lip kit for the Prius.