The early 1900 is the technology era, it is the beginning of the industrial age in America. In this time, the cities are becoming more populated and people had to find a transportation system to meet the needs. Since the creation of steam engine, cars were highly expensive and were only available to the wealthy people. Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry by creating the assembly line. He produced the first model T car, which became affordable to the American public. Since then, many manufacturers competed in many ways to make their cars better and to achieve higher sales figures. In order to do that, they must capture the consumer's interest. Car manufacturers added more gadgets and safety features making them stand out amongst their fellow competitors. This created a system that divided automobiles into a luxury class and an economy class. The car chosen by the consumer is simply based on what they can afford and their needs. A luxury car can be used to show high status, envy friends and for comfort and enjoyment. An economy car is more suited for people who just want a car for transportation and therefore don't care about their features and designs.
For car enthusiasts, good design is essential. However, they will have to buy a luxury car because the manufacturers won't invest large amounts on designing their economy class line of products. It will account to a higher price, which economy buyers won't accept. Luxury and economy cars are alike, they run on fuel combustion engines and moves on four wheels. Their price tags are what separate them apart. A luxury vehicle costing around $40,000 usually has a big engine where as a $15,000 economy car have a small engine. The small engines in economy cars are simpler and easier to make and have relatively fewer cylinders that burn less amounts of fuel when compared to a luxury vehicle with a big engine. However, they displace less horsepower, which equates to slower acceleration and are unable to tow a trailer.