Correct, Americans have preferred larger cars for a long time. American cars in the 50' and 60's were quite large, especially luxury brands. For families, the l

Correct, Americans have preferred larger cars for a long time. American cars in the 50' and 60's were quite large, especially luxury brands. For families, the large station wagon with a huge engine to tow a boat on the weekend and weighing over 2 tons were not uncommon[1]. Americans preferred cars over trucks and I image would have continued to do so if a huge amount of marketing over decades was not used to convince people to buy vehicles that were protected from foreign competition with a 25% import tax. [1]https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1965/787220/ford_country_squire_station_wagon_thunderbird_special_v-8_cruise-o-matic.html https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1965/787220/ford_coun...