[tadfisher]

That eight inches is called "side impact protection" and, while it sucks to not be able to comfortably rest your arm on the window sill, it is pretty important to have in the event of an impact to the side.

[thaumasiotes]

I liked it when my car could fit inside a parking space, personally.

[cucumber3732842]

Safety people: <Ruins cars>

Also safety people: "These goddamn consumers have started buying SUVs"

I'm not saying this is you personally but the trend is pretty goddamn clear.

[tadfisher]

I drive a 90s Miata. Trust me, I hate the SUV trend as much as anyone else, and I also recognize that car design from the 90s is not exactly the pinnacle of crash safety.