In the United States bigger is better. A big car fits more people and cargo. They're safer in a crash (if you ignore single vehicle accidents and especially ro

In the United States bigger is better. A big car fits more people and cargo. They're safer in a crash (if you ignore single vehicle accidents and especially rollovers). Finally it's a status symbol: bigger generally means more impressive and expensive. Americans don't share their salaries and directly bragging is faux pas, but we tend to signal social-economic status through property.