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One thing that surprised me is that when the article talks about "big cars", I had initially assumed they meant the ubiquitous family crossover SUVs (RAV4 / CRV
by tqi 2y ago
One thing that surprised me is that when the article talks about "big cars", I had initially assumed they meant the ubiquitous family crossover SUVs (RAV4 / CRV and the like) that have more or less completely replaced the family sedans. However the curb weight of those vehicles is more or less the same as sedans (all hovering around 3K lbs). What they actually meant is essentially just heavy duty pickup trucks, which are closer to 5K lbs.
- blueelephanttea 2y agoYeah. The categories seem to be: - Compact cars (rare) - <3K LBs - Sedans / cross-over SUVs (RAV4, Crosstrek) - 3-4K LBs - Small 3 row SUVs (Pilot) / real SUVs (Explorer / Jeep) - 4-5K LBs - Big SUVs (Expedition) / Trucks - 5K+ LBs
- nothercastle 2y agoI didn’t realize that the RAV was so unsafely light. I thought it would be a more respectable 4500 lb at least.
- 0xbadcafebee 2y ago> unsafely light Can't tell if this is nerd ragebait or just a confused person
- nothercastle 2y agoObviously you have never driven in Florida. It’s downright scary to drive anything under 5000lb there. Biggest trucks and suvs everywhere it’s an arms race you can’t opt out unless you want some 80year old in a expedition max to take you out.