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> considering the increase in mass and height. Most of today's cars are significantly less massive even if their size is larger.
by jcoffland 7y ago
> considering the increase in mass and height.
Most of today's cars are significantly less massive even if their size is larger.
- jonstewart 7y agoMy first car was an '84 Ford Crown Vic LTD, that beautiful monstrosity of a two door coupe. It was ~215 inches long and was made out of ~3650 lbs of Detroit steel. I now drive a 2015 Ford Escape, which is 178 inches long and weighs ~3550 pounds. Similar-sized cars are probably lighter nowadays, but the overwhelming shift towards SUVs holds back the average mass. Now I'm misty-eyed, thinking of my beautiful LTD... a completely inappropriate car in 2019, but so much fun to drive.