As owners continue to shift toward smaller vehicles, they are finding that the ones they buy are often just as appealing as the larger vehicles they previously owned, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 APEAL Study. “New-vehicle buyers who downsize are not making the sacrifice that they once were,” said David Sargent, vice president of global automotive at J.D. Power and Associates. “Automakers are heavily focused on providing the U.S. market with appealing smaller models, and buyers may be surprised at just how good some of them are.”