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Agreed. I grew up with a Pontiac 6000 that was 190"x72"x54" and 3100lbs. A current Honda Accord is 192"x73"x57" and 3400lbs. Not a massive difference and I'l
by alistairSH 5y ago
Agreed. I grew up with a Pontiac 6000 that was 190"x72"x54" and 3100lbs.
A current Honda Accord is 192"x73"x57" and 3400lbs. Not a massive difference and I'll assume the added safety equipment makes it safer overall even for pedestrians.
And a Hyundai Santa Fe (typical mid-sized SUV) is 188"x75"x66" and 4200lbs.
A new F150, the best selling vehicle in the US, is even more massive at 209"x95"x75" and around 5000lbs.
It takes a lot of safety equipment and design to overcome nearly 1600lbs of mass (over the current Accord), plus the visibility impact of such a large vehicle. To put it in context, 1600lbs is about the weight of a vintage VW Beetle.