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Can we please just go back to using smaller wheels and tires?
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this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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Ten inches bigger realistically feels a LOT bigger when it comes to something like a car. If you park a first gen and last gen forester next to each other the new one looks huge in comparison. Just a few inches wider or longer can make a huge difference in how you fit into narrow streets or parking spaces.
As another example, I drive a 90s Land Cruiser. By 90s standards it was a BIG full size SUV and the “small” body on frame option was a 4Runner.
94 Land Cruiser: 188x76x73 94 4Runner: 176x67x66
It’s only ~10” in each direction but the Land Cruiser looks and feels much larger. I parked next to a new 4Runner the other day and it is noticeably bigger than my Land Cruiser
2023 4Runner: 191x76x72
Meanwhile the 300 series Land Cruiser has continued to grow.
2023 Land Cruiser: 195x78x77