Dodge has a new concept car at the 2006 Geneva show -- the Hornet. When I saw this this morning, my first thought was: "It looks like they took an xB and slammed it wheels-first on top of an xA." Lots of big photos here:

www.mph-online.com/web/prtr...ted/00534

It's a compelling package, though. Gotta love those wheels pushed out to the far corners. I wonder how the final product will stack up? The domestics are sort of late to the game for this segment, but they have substantial advantages in horsepower and pricing.

I really hope the rallye-inspiration carries over into the small cars that other manufacturers are preparing. In Europe there's such a thing as high quality, high performance, subcompact (cheap) cars, but we haven't gotten it right here in America yet.