we buy less expensive vehicles and we equip them with engine heaters and heated wipers and mirrors. Americans buy sport-utilities with front-wheel drive and use them as station wagons in Texas and Arizona. Canadians buy SUVs with four- or all-wheel drive almost exclusively and use them to tackle snowy and icy roads. We also love hatchbacks, while Americans associate hatchbacks with cheap vehicles or station wagons and either one is the kiss of death for any company hoping to sell cars in the United States.