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General Discussion Area / Re: The size of parking spaces
« on: 12 May 2011, 17:48:09 »Quote
QuoteQuoteCars are getting bigger e.g.:
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Yep! Have you seen a MK1 Golf recently? They look tiny compared with everything else on the road. :-?
Similar size to a Lupo when I last saw one, maybe a touch bigger.
This is true of a lot manufacturers; their cars have grown so much they need a 'new' small model. Like 1 series BMWs, Lupo/Fox, Ka instead of the Fiesta etc etc. Even something like a Triumph 2000 estate, considered a large car at the time is about the same size as an Astra.
Plus, look at the weights of modern cars; a mk1 Golf was around 800KG, a current one is about 1500!