[dd8601fn]

The article says height of the hood and massive A pillars. People like big and boxy.

Increased hood height kills people and creates an absurdly large blind area. Massive pillars add roll safety but create horrible blind spots in left hand turns.

[HDBaseT]

Which is strange to me. I hate the big and boxy look.

A sedan is the perfect shaped car in my opinion. Wagons are nice too.

[mikepurvis]

As elsewhere in the thread, I drive a V60, and r/sportwagons host regular threads bemoaning the lack of good wagon options stateside. With the death of the focus and golf wagons, it's basically just luxury cars left, and not everyone wants to have a Mercedes, BMW, or Audi as their canoe trip vehicle, much less a freaking Porsche Panamera Turismo.

And nevermind that often these cars come with other compromises that signal they aren't really intended for "utility" use, for example the Taycan can't fit a regular tow receiver so forget about using a bike carrier with it other than the overpriced two-bike one that is available from the manufacturer.

[criddell]

Even Volvo is going SUV-only in the US:

https://www.volvocars.com/us/media/press-releases/3C9B9B3A25...

It seems people buying new cars mostly want big cars.

[hbs18]

A sedan shaped two door coupe is even better. The B pillars are behind you so you get better visibility.

[lupire]

You aren't a big tough manly man that other people give way for to avoid getting clobbered.