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| ▲ | rcMgD2BwE72F 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| >Most people Did you mean fat people? I'm curious to know if the evolution of the average car size tracks obesity. |
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| ▲ | neom 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | My little sister is a very petite woman, and drives a massive SUV, when I asked her why she said it makes her feel safer, I suppose that is a form of comfort. I'm 6ft tall and skinny, that's not particularly tall, but if I was a driver, I'd certainly consider the leg/head room of an SUV. | |
| ▲ | glimshe 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | That's a silly stereotype. My wife is thin and loves SUVs for the extra leg and arm room, in addition to the extra driving height. That said, obese people will certainly enjoy the same benefits. | |
| ▲ | sublinear 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Is it only fat people who pay extra for more personal space on any other form of transport? I think there's a stronger argument that if you really don't want huge vehicles, you could at least improve ventilation. Air quality and temperature have a massive psychological effect. Anecdotally, I think most people were fine with a subcompact back in the day because they weren't so airtight and we used to even have crotch vents. So much comfort has been sacrificed over the years because of autistic designer bullshit like "road noise". It's why you can hop into an old Toyota truck (far smaller than modern SUVs) and instantly feel at ease and grounded. Fits like an old glove and that was always the point. You get improved road awareness and less highway hypnosis. You don't get that nervous system disconnect between your inputs into the car and the feedback. It feels more like an extension of your body and less like a spaceship or coffin on wheels. | | |
| ▲ | fragmede 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | After 10 straight hours of freeway driving across Texas, give me a spaceship on wheels with "autistic bullshit" no road noise, please. Or better yet, something that drives itself. Don't get me wrong, I love a spirited jaunt through the mountains on four or two wheels, but the vehicle for that isn't the vehicle to drive in an almost straight line for 10 (or more!) straight hours. | | |
| ▲ | sublinear 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | I don't think the vehicle is going to make a difference at that point. You shouldn't be driving so long without a break anyway! Thanks for demonstrating the attitude that got us here in the first place, though. In your reply, we have an answer for the rest of the world why americans buy SUVs. |
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| ▲ | barrkel 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| There's more usable space in station wagons, as a rule. And personally, if I'm cornering hard, I prefer to be closer to the road, not higher up... |
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| ▲ | crote 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Ironically, larger crossovers have been among the least comfortable cars I have driven. Sure, they are a tad higher so someone with knee issues can more easily get in, but it seems most of the extra space they take up is somehow wasted. If you care about your rear seat passengers or carrying capacity, station wagons are far superior. The whole "higher on the road" thing is a red queen's race: if everyone is higher on the road, nobody is. You've got slightly better sight yourself until all the other people upsize, and in the meantime you are blocking everyone else's sight. Considering SUVs are more expensive, the only people winning are the car makers. |
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| ▲ | axus 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | A minivan has both high seating and tons of cargo space, after you remove the middle seats and fold the back ones. |
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| ▲ | swiftcoder 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| As someone who lives in an area of Europe replete with narrow roads between stone buildings... standard SUVs have grown ~20cm wider in the last decade, and it sucks |
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| ▲ | JumpCrisscross 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| > Because they are very comfortable They're also convenient for hauling around toys. Being able to put my skis inside my car is nice in shit weather. |
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| ▲ | formerly_proven 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | That rather seems to hinge on vehicle length, not height. Unless putting in skis upright in the passenger seat is the goal. | | |
| ▲ | swiftcoder 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | And to that point, station wagons tend to have better cargo length than equivalent-capacity SUVs as well. Where the SUV does win is height - but then again, if you regularly transport large boxes, some variant of minivan would be even better. |
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