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I understand the term "car" to mean pretty much any personal/family vehicle with an engine and four wheels. I don't think that's an unusual understanding of the
by alisonatwork 6y ago
I understand the term "car" to mean pretty much any personal/family vehicle with an engine and four wheels. I don't think that's an unusual understanding of the word. The (American) Car and Driver magazine features stories on SUVs and pickup trucks too. Most "car" dealerships in the US sell all of these vehicle types.
- mikewarot 6y agoThis misunderstanding is because I'm old and when I grew up there were cars, pickup trucks, and Trucks. The language has mutated and I didn't notice. SUVs in the US are out of hand, I totally agree with that. I thought you were saying that our Sedans are huge.
- alisonatwork 6y agoI'm also old (ish), and I do admit that the "American cars are bigger" argument has gotten less convincing as time has gone on. Even if we just look at cars, it seems the small/compact end has been getting larger, in Europe as well[0]. It would be interesting to see if the move toward larger cars in general has been offset by the increase of "sub-car" vehicles like electric tuk-tuks, e-bikes and so on. [0] https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/investigation-why-are-cars-becoming-so-wide https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/investigation-wh...