Best new USA-made car with good mileage/ hatchback? (2012, Germany, Japanese)

[greatblueheron]

Please don't chastise me but...I have had a Japanese-made car for many yrs., bought because at the time, American cars were not as dependable.

Now things have changed and I am interested in next time buying American. Moderate in expense, hatchback and with 6 cylinders....no monster suvs, please

Your opinions? Thanks-

[GTOlover]

2012 Ford Focus Hatchback with Direct injection

Road Test: 2012 Ford Focus - YouTube

[1200RT]

Agreed with above - the new focus line is supposed to be great.

[mgt04]

Another one for the Focus...not 6 cyl but enough power to easily get you wherever you need to go. I know because I own one lol

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by greatblueheron

Please don't chastise me but...I have had a Japanese-made car for many yrs., bought because at the time, American cars were not as dependable.

Now things have changed and I am interested in next time buying American. Moderate in expense, hatchback and with 6 cylinders....no monster suvs, please

Your opinions? Thanks-

We had a 2000 Focus 2-door (of course) and we liked it just fine.

I'd buy another (2-door).

20yrsinBranson

[greatblueheron]

Thanks everyone.....Ford Focus I will look into.....

[Hemlock140]

I hate to make it unanimous (so far) but we rented a Focus while traveling on vacation last weekend and I was very impressed. With only two of us
there was tons of room for a small car, though we didn't have to use the back seat. Handled well, plenty of power and after 4 days in southern CA it only took $26 gas.

[greatblueheron]

^^^ good to know, thanks

[Drover]

The subject is going to come up sooner or later as it inevitably does when a thread like this pops up: When you say "American" car, do you mean an American marque, or a car actually assembled here in the U.S.? Because there's seemingly more divergence than convergence between the two any more. Do you want a GM built in Ontario, or a Subaru built in Indiana? Or an Italian-owned Chrysler?

[meet4]

Originally Posted by greatblueheron

Please don't chastise me but...I have had a Japanese-made car for many yrs., bought because at the time, American cars were not as dependable.

Now things have changed and I am interested in next time buying American. Moderate in expense, hatchback and with 6 cylinders....no monster suvs, please

Your opinions? Thanks-

I don't think there are 6 cylinder hatchbacks beside BMW1 and VW R32, but I doubt they are available in US. Go Focus or Fiesta, even it's designed in UK/Germany it's still very american brand.