We refer to them as cars for people who don't understand physics.
This is a must. The Rats think you can suspend the laws of physics. My wife worked for one of the big three and the horror stories she told of the unbelievable amount of resource that were devoted to CAFE requirements.
It adds thousands of dollars to the price of a car. If something isn’t done we will be shoved into golf carts and l am not exaggerating. Especially the final ones Obummer threw at the car companies on the way out.
I've often said that humans can occasionally get away with violating the laws of men, but never the laws of physics.