I’m not just talking about pickup trucks that have gotten huge, but rather cars in general. Take a look at the 5th generation Honda Civic hatchback and compare it to the newest Honda Civic Hatchback model. Not only did the car gain approximately 1,000lbs/453Kg, but its length, height, and space drastically changed. Sure it’s a 30 year difference but even other car models from the early 2010s compared to their same models today are way bigger and heavier in just under a decade Why is this?
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Because people like (buy) bigger cars.
There isn’t some deep hidden answer. Car companies make what their customers want to buy. People kept buying bigger cars so car companies kept making bigger cars.
It’s like for some reason, whenever we start talking about cars, everyone forgets that cars are just a consumer product like any other consumer product. You could just as easily ask “why are tvs so much bigger today?” Well because people buy bigger tvs. So manufacturers made them bigger.
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