Lurian@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that cars in Europe have grown average 1.2cm longer every year since 2000www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down14
arrow-up1243arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squareCompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month 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-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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-down1·1 month agoThe Pontiac Aztec is uglier.
minus-squareusername123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoBeauty is in the eye of the SUV holder
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoThe Aztec isn’t even close to the ugliest car ever made. It’s a meme at this point.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe Aztec had the PT cruiser existing at the same time to make sure it wasn’t the ugliest car.
minus-squareusername123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAnd I happened to think they were both cool as a kid. A split window in the rear? An unnecessarily large grill like old studebakers? Why not! More hot wheels fodder. The pt cruiser interior was also very comfy.
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.
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.
And I happened to think they were both cool as a kid. A split window in the rear? An unnecessarily large grill like old studebakers? Why not! More hot wheels fodder. The pt cruiser interior was also very comfy.