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Anecdotally I regularly run "virtual" marathons (via YouTube) and hiking/biking tracks in Europe. The vehicles that woosh past me are 80% large SUVS. The SUV

• morsch 3y ago
  Around 15% of registered cars in Germany are SUVs, and 40% of the new cars bought in H1/2023. So yeah, the SUV plague is very noticeable here, too, though I don't think SUVs make up 80% anywhere in Europe, yet. And also, SUV in Europe often refers to compact or sub-compact SUVs. Ie. the best selling SUV in H1/2023 in Germany was a VW T-Roc [1]. Ridiculous super-sized cars like the F150 and its ilk are still quite rare, fortunately. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_T-Roc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_T-Roc I was "upgraded" to one when renting, once. The visibility was shit due to its fashionably small windows and the trunk volume was pathetic compared to the hatchback I had ordered. Otherwise, very little difference.