I'll say we have it good - many in the US might not know how good. However, driving habits changed dramatically when gas went to $4 gallon here previously. If it goes there again the same will happen and we will see more smaller cars with higher mileage being sold.

Fortunately for the enthusiast (me being one of course) there are a bunch of new small cars that are great on mileage and have premium interiors, handle well and are generally better than any small car we had available before.