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I met a few people when we took Fbodfather's Thor to Florida way back in 2009 from Europe. As stated by others above many of those countries tax by engine displacement. When I told them it was 6.2L they whistled and rolled their eyes.

3.0L is considered a big engine in many of those countries. As ps2ren mentioned, China is one of those countries. And it isn't just importing them either those taxes apply to cars built in China as well.

But I recall reading an article years ago about driving LH drive cars in Japan. It was considered a status simble to have a tan on your left arm. That meant you could afford to drive a LH drive import. When I was there I remember seeing many Opels that were LH drive and wondering why when GM made RH drive Opels those weren't there instead.

Now driving in Europe? Narrow streets, small parking spaces. I've always suggested (after being there and seeing it) that Europeans would drive small cars if gas was free. It would be such a pain to drive what we call a Full Size Car or SUV there.