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[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Also the rest of the world thinks we are weird and love giant cars now. We don't really have much of an option for normal sized cars

[-] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

I wonder what the criteria for SUV is for these studies?

I’m probably an outlier but I switched from a compact sedan to a compact SUV that’s 10 inches shorter in length, 4 inches higher in height, and 1 inch wider than my old car. They are about the same in weight, within a couple hundred pounds, and the new car is about 80g/km lower in emissions.

I technically own an SUV but it’s not super different from a hatchback car.

[-] Elric@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

These aren't the SUVs most people in North America are buying. They don't even sell regular cars anymore just trucks and SUV monsters.

[-] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Well, like I said, I’m probably and outlier, but they still sell a newer version of both my old compact sedan and my current SUV.

That said, the current mid size pickups are more equivalent to a full size from 10-20 years ago and the continuing SUV lines are getting bigger for some reason as years go by.

We just replaced my wife’s old mid SUV from 2017 for a 2024 and the 2024 is more equivalent in size to the model one size up in 2017.

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