It is important, and I'm pretty sure that (eg) if you compare a VW Golf today with one from 20 years ago you'll see bloat.

However, if people weren't buying inappropriately huge cars, manufacturers would stop selling them.

April 11, 2026 - 07:21 UTC

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It’s not consumer demand. Manufacturers push these cars because they have larger profit margins.
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I drive a "Scenic" sized car, as I have since about 1998. I have never been interested in being a foot higher up, a foot wider, half a tonne heavier and 15 mpg less. Both my late wife and current wife have also preferred human scale cars. We are in minority on school run.
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