From the article: >A recent analysis by the Economist found that among the heaviest one percent of American cars, 12 people die inside smaller models for each

From the article: >A recent analysis by the Economist found that among the heaviest one percent of American cars, 12 people die inside smaller models for each person saved by the enormity of their vehicle. What benefit exactly are hundreds of millions of people getting from having tall-grille cars? Many of these tall fronts are fake, they're taller than what is needed to fit the engine - purely an aesthetic choice, to give the look of a large and powerful machine.