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by rpastuszak 840 days ago
> At the end of the day, people really like their big cars

That doesn’t apply to the entire planet so surely this could be different in the US as well.

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> doesn’t apply to the entire planet

Even in Asia, MENA, and South America as well, if you can afford a big car you will buy one.

There's a reason pickups like the Hilux, D-Max, Ford F150, and Vigo are a luxury in ASEAN and the MENA, SUVs like Scorpio or Fortuner in India+Nepal, and pickups like Tacoma and Toro in Cental+South America

The EU isn't representative for the rest of the world either.

Eh, even Europeans appear to getting larger vehicles. SUV's hit 51% of all new European car sales in 2023. Granted though it's mostly compact and sub compact CUV's.

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/suvs-surge-new-milest...

Yep. People just like big cars.

I love biking and walking, but it just isn't popular.

Here in America, bigger is better. We love big, whether it's cars, CPU core counts, burgers, or tits and ass.