I think a lot of people are conflating "bigger cars / SUVs over Prius" with "hey you don't need a Ford F-150". I agree I don't need an F-150 (so I don't own on

I think a lot of people are conflating "bigger cars / SUVs over Prius" with "hey you don't need a Ford F-150". I agree I don't need an F-150 (so I don't own one), and 75% of F-150 buyers don't either. There is drastically different cargo space in a midsize (not even 3 row) SUV than a sedan. Even a hatchback is drastically different cargo capacity. Some of it is you don't know what you need until you need it. With my non-hatch sedan I had all sorts of problems bringing home even moderately sized normal purchases. I'd have to unpack products to fit them into the car and/or wedge into the backseat with sales rep assistance. Lamps, mini fridges, large home air filters, plants from the garden center, wood/drywall from the hardware store that I'd need pre-cut down just to fit in care. Some of these purchases were emergency backup mini fridges when my home fridge died & replacement would take a week. Or $10 of wood/drywall to DIY repairs instead of $100s of a contractor. Or paying 5x the price of the materials for home delivery. Likewise for plants vs paying a landscaper. Just pretty frequent stupid stuff that a tall SUV trunk with a large hatch opening solved. Even a midsize hatchback would do the trick.