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There are small SUVs and they are great. They are popular for a reason: they have Utility, and you can use them slightly offroad. OTOH an X3 or other luxury su

• scrlk 3y ago
  The Fiat Panda 4x4 and Skoda Yeti are good examples of small SUVs that are incredibly practical. Shame that Fiat discontinued the Panda 4x4 and Skoda never released a true successor to the Yeti.
• robertlagrant 3y ago
  An X3 isn't massive. We have a mid-size people carrier and although it's a different (and less practical) shape, it's a very similar size. An X7 is more what you're talking about, which almost no-one has.
  • lagadu 3y ago
    The X3 is big (D segment I believe) and larger by a decent margin than most other cars on the road. Even the X1 is not anywhere near close to being small (C segment?).
    • robertlagrant 3y ago
      Sorry, I don't know segments. Dimensions - some examples: Toyota Corolla 4600mm x 1710mm [0] Toyota Prius 4645mm x 1760mm [1] BMW X3 4,716mm x 2138mm [2] VW Passat 4767mm x 2083mm [3] Doesn't look like an X3 is particularly egregious vs some non-SUV family cars. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Avensis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Avensis [1] https://www.parkers.co.uk/toyota/prius/plug-in-2017/specs https://www.parkers.co.uk/toyota/prius/plug-in-2017/specs [2] https://www.parkers.co.uk/bmw/x3/suv-2017/specs https://www.parkers.co.uk/bmw/x3/suv-2017/specs [3] https://www.parkers.co.uk/volkswagen/passat/estate-2015/specs https://www.parkers.co.uk/volkswagen/passat/estate-2015/spec...
      • tmnvix 3y ago
        Height is my biggest concern as a cyclist and pedestrian.
        • robertlagrant 3y ago
          Okay, so again - my people carrier, which is not large, is about the height of an X3. Vans and lorries are much higher. Why SUVs in particular?
• Zak 3y ago
  An X3 weighs less than 1600kg and isn't affected by this regulation.