Your reminder for how large cars have gotten

"Funktheduck" (funktheduck) 12/19/2014 at 14:17 • Filed to: None

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The honda is shorter than the rav 4 and seemed narrower than my 3

yamahog > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:23

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Related: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/does-this-spar…

Freakin JKUs must be nearly the size of H3s nowadays.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:24

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...and seats more.

Rock Bottom > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:25

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My lifted XJ has the exact same roof height as the Lincoln MKX that's parked next to it right now :(

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:30

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I think I recall hearing that the original Odyssey, a mini van, is almost the same size as the new Prius V hatchback thing. Cars are huge now.

jariten1781 > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:32

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A new 'compact' Focus is taller, wider, and weighs about the same as a first gen 'mid-size' Mazda 6 (depending on trim...an ST weighs 200 lbs more than an I4 Mazda 6 sedan). They're not even that many years apart. Was very noticeable driving them back to back.

Funktheduck > yamahog 12/19/2014 at 14:37

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Speaking of H2/3s. I see at least 3-4 of those a day since gas prices dropped. They have not aged well.

Funktheduck > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 12/19/2014 at 14:37

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I believe it.

Cé hé sin > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:37

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Yes, the first Rav 4 was the shortest car that Toyota sold at the time, shorter than the Yaris.

The original VW Golf was smaller and much lighter than today's Polo.

And so on and on.

Funktheduck > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/19/2014 at 14:40

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Everyone I know with a vehicle with a third row either takes that row out or folds them flat. Just seems unnecessary to me. I know plenary use the extra seats but I prefer a smaller family so I can have fun cars

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > jariten1781 12/19/2014 at 14:43

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Exactly the sort of thing that had me call bullshit on an "old wagon or modern compact" crash comparison between an older midsize Volvo and a newer Citroen. It was viewing the two in light of the "should I buy an old bulky car or a new sporty compact?" argument. The citroen was within spitting distance of the same weight, so a claim that it was safer that much more due to *better design* was not intrinsically true. A convenient lie, IOW.

To boil it down, their conclusion was partly correct (new compact is safer, usually or often), but it was supported by a faulty premise - and the advantages touted re: the new car being a compact were mostly vapor for the same reasons - not really a compact so much (despite having less usable space), not that unimaginably better mileage... What they had intended to be an apples/oranges comparison on overall sum merit ended up being a lot more lime/lemon then they realized.

yamahog > Rock Bottom 12/19/2014 at 14:43

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Your XJ also has a smaller footprint than a 13 Mustang GT :)

Funktheduck > Cé hé sin 12/19/2014 at 14:44

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I know. Safety and all that. I just took the opportunity to illustrate vehicle growth. A minivan of yesteryear is smaller in many aspects than a small cuv of today.

Rock Bottom > yamahog 12/19/2014 at 14:45

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Awe... poor little guy.

Viggen > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:48

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It's so true! Left: My stock XJ. Center: Piece of shit not a real new Cherokee. Right: Friend's XJ with 2 in lift on '33s.

Takuro Spirit > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:49

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Pretty sure that's an Oasis, dude.

deekster_caddy > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:53

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wut

deekster_caddy > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 14:55

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What's really amusing about it is that the "Mini" is gone from the minivan. They are almost as big as a full size van with 3 rows of seats and some cargo room behind it. The real difference is that they lost the full frame and RWD, and now minivans are just vans with lots of luxury goodies that get crappy mileage like old fullsize vans used to get. A brick moves air like a brick, no matter what wheel drive it is!!!

Funktheduck > deekster_caddy 12/19/2014 at 14:59

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Maybe I should've put an * and added the disclaimer *since the oil crisis.

Funktheduck > Takuro Spirit 12/19/2014 at 15:05

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Is this like the Lambo joke?

Funktheduck > Viggen 12/19/2014 at 15:06

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Don't you mean new Dart wagon?

Rainbow > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 15:08

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It IS the same as an Isuzu Oasis, to be fair.

Funktheduck > Rainbow 12/19/2014 at 15:12

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Ah.

bkempert > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 15:46

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My e30 never ceases to amaze me with its small size. Never looks strange in my driveway but it's so small in parking lots.

TheOnelectronic > Funktheduck 12/19/2014 at 16:28

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My FoST is about the same dimensions as a rollover-era Explorer

TheOnelectronic > yamahog 12/19/2014 at 16:29

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Well, H3's aren't that big. They're based on the previous colorado after all. (The unabashedly terrible one)

Funktheduck > bkempert 12/19/2014 at 17:21

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seems normal next to my truck but not out on the road. Also, angles.

bkempert > Funktheduck 12/22/2014 at 11:01

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Angles indeed, but that doesn't look as strange as my experience. Either way, nice collection you've got there. Is that an IS? I think I see bolstered seats. (Please don't say IX, please don't say IX).

Funktheduck > bkempert 12/22/2014 at 11:06

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It is an IS.