Despite being small in the business, it seems that small and compact cars are the trend in Uber Philippines. 9 out of 10 passengers have already ridden a small and compact car being serviced as Uber Cars. It’s really amazing as it is very cost effective as it is easy to maintain and also has a low gas consumption.

It was really a tough battle at the beginning when small and compact cars emerge from the business, they are not the usual type of sedan that the public got used to on the traditional transport industry. It was really awkward at first, we even criticized it at first since we are a fan of the bigger sedan, we promote comfort and safety. But these small cars are like giants packed with the same feature and on top of that, it also had an advantage of lessening the operating expenses.






We asked the current market about how they think about the small and compact cars in Uber Philippines. 850 out of 1000 in our list answered and here’s what majority had said.

"Some say that the small and compact cars are cute yet comfortable. Most of the compact cars have a good air conditioning it is really cold since it is just small. It’s really good if you are alone but if you have friends riding Uber it’s a no but otherwise, it’s really awesome."

We asked them what models have they usually ridden as a small and compact car in Uber Philippines and here are their answers.

• Mirage
• Wigo
• Hyundai i10
• Hyundai Eon

I guess Mirage is the top when it comes to small and compact cars as most of the passengers on our list that we asked did say they liked Mirage better than any other compact cars. Second to that would be Toyota’s Wigo.

Either way, in the end, the market right now is not relying on the class but the safety and efficiency going from point A to point B, it really did improve a lot considering the first year of Uber here in the Philippines. Small cars will dominate the business as it is much more cost effective and the small compact cars prices are much cheaper than the usual sedans being used in the transportation industry.