These are the cars TG readers most want in the U.S

Last week, we asked our audience which non-British market car they’d most like to see sold on our shores, and this week, we did the same for our neighbours across the pond. Frankly, we consider ourselves quite fortunate considering some of the answers provided by you lot.

Let’s kick off with Darryl Rachul: “My wife and I just completed a two-week trip in Portugal, and I noticed a vehicle coming from behind at one point and I didn’t know what it was. The front looked like a smallish Porsche SUV, or maybe a CUV. I slowed down to allow it to pass and eventually identified it as the Ford Puma. Why isn’t that sold in Canada, I wondered? It’s just much more attractive than the equivalent Escape we have here.”

Sticking with the small car theme, here’s Insomniac Ryan’s answer: “The Suzuki Jimny. If there’s one gaping hole in the U.S. market, it’s a truly cheap and capable off-roader.”

We think we’re spotting a theme here, in that you guys would appreciate a few more smaller options. MJC has a zinger of an idea in that regard: “Americans love nothing more than a trusty pick-up, and what’s better than one trusty pick-up? Two, obviously. I therefore introduce you to the Daihatsu Midget: the only small truck that’s so small you can transport it in the back of your larger, standard American truck of choice.”

Perhaps one more diminutive option before we switch course, and this one from Shay D is right on song: “The U.S. has a backyard begging for the Ariel Nomad. You can’t buy it road-legal over there, so I’m counting it. Desert doughnuts as the sun goes down.”

What a tantalising prospect that is. Next up is Peterson: “The U.S. market needs all the sensible cars Europe gets. The market is being completely shattered by the 6,000lbs rule, so it’s all wishful thinking. But still, the day the market wakes up and decides that yes, say, an Octavia Combi is more suitable as a family runaround than an F-150 Supercab Laramie Marlboro Harley-Davidson Edition V8 Raptor Dentist Special, that’ll be the day the world had completely and unapologetically lost its mind.”

Here’s a similarly logical argument from Mr T-Bird: “Some simple wagons. We only get the top-of-the-line RS6 or rugged versions like the All-Road. I want the regular ones, or perhaps even smaller cars like the 3 Series or C-Class. It’d be nice to get cars from brands we don’t have too, like Peugeot and its 308 SW.”

Peugeot actually received another vote too, from A.Smith: “The Peugeot 508 and its derivates would be great alternatives to entry-level luxury vehicles which are popular here.”

Arvin Adilaksono dreamt up 12 different cars that could be suitable, which we’ve narrowed down to two: “Holden Maloo. It’s the modern-day Chevrolet El Camino that isn’t sold in the U.S. Alternatively, the Ariel Atom V8: take the already mad Atom and fit a high-revving naturally aspirated engine with 500bhp.”

On to this week’s penultimate comments, which comprise a pair of lovely French cars. Philip Grice says: “Almost any Renault, but especially the latest R5. The Megane E-Tech would be OK, but the R5 really fits the bill.”

And finally, let’s wrap up with Landseer Klimt’s proposal: “The A110. It was spotted testing on roads there quite recently but I'm not sure if Alpine is now going to debut a car that launched elsewhere in 2017.

“Americans also get slim pickings from the Alpina range; for years now the only choices they've had have been the XB7 and B8. Presumably, the official importer, who unusually for Alpina happens to be BMW USA directly, doesn't think a pepped-up 3 or 5 series will sell there without an M badge.”

That’s all for this week folks. The next edition drops on Monday as per usual. See you there, and have a great weekend.