Lurian@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that cars in Europe have grown average 1.2cm longer every year since 2000www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down16
arrow-up1353arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cars in Europe have grown average 1.2cm longer every year since 2000www.theguardian.comLurian@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squareCompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoSome of this is safety equipment and more recently batteries and hybrid equipment, which takes up space. Some of this is simply design and aesthetics.
minus-squareSpaceDuck@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoI have a small Peugeot e-208. You don’t need some massive SUV to go electric. Renault 5 is another small example. There are electric sedans available too.
minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoMy hybrid Suzuki Ignis (ugliest car on the planet) is smaller than my Suzuki Swift, which is supposed to be a small car.
minus-squareactionjbone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoThe Pontiac Aztec is uglier.
minus-squareusername123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoBeauty is in the eye of the SUV holder
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThe Aztec isn’t even close to the ugliest car ever made. It’s a meme at this point.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoThe Aztec had the PT cruiser existing at the same time to make sure it wasn’t the ugliest car.
Some of this is safety equipment and more recently batteries and hybrid equipment, which takes up space. Some of this is simply design and aesthetics.
I have a small Peugeot e-208. You don’t need some massive SUV to go electric. Renault 5 is another small example. There are electric sedans available too.
My hybrid Suzuki Ignis (ugliest car on the planet) is smaller than my Suzuki Swift, which is supposed to be a small car.
The Pontiac Aztec is uglier.
Beauty is in the eye of the SUV holder
The Aztec isn’t even close to the ugliest car ever made. It’s a meme at this point.
The Aztec had the PT cruiser existing at the same time to make sure it wasn’t the ugliest car.