Bigger cars made for bigger drivers

Yet airlines are finding new ways of packing 'em in like sardines

Yet airlines are finding new ways of packing 'em in like sardines Maybe it's going to be the new line for weight watcher... make the car loose weight at the same time as the customer

You know I never thought about it but maybe that's why SUV's are so popular now?

Only 50 years away from those chairs in Wall E

So much for the mid-size sedans. Bigger cars mean heavier cars. Heavier cars (especially with heavier people in them) mean degraded gas mileage. Degraded gas mileage means spending more money on gasoline. Spending more money on gasoline means more money in Big Oil Industry's pockets. This is obviously a conspiracy started by the Big Oil Companies funding American food companies to produce fattier foods.

Man, how large in size is their target population that they are anticipating? I'm over 6 foot and not a small guy but I drove a Geo Metro around town without any space problems and currently and comfortably drive a Storm which is not much bigger.

Ya know, this kind of thing can only go so far. They might build a wider car, but that can only get so wide before roads have to be widened too to accommodate those cars. I know the U.S. isn't blowing enough money on roads as it is already. I can't imagine how some European cities are supposed to widen the roads- start knocking down buildings? I also wonder how far this kind of trend can go before it's an endangerment to people that are not, er, big. Small people can slide back and forth on a big seat, and the seat belt does not restrain properly- that can be rather dangerous in an accident. S... [More]

Stop empowering obesity!! Maybe they should build wider police cars too. They (cops) can't chase down anyone anymore - they just shoot them.

I'm 6'4 and am glad they're headed this way, although it seems that the larger the vehicle, higher the price. Although I think this is only technology that is causing cars to become wider and have more space. With the right machines, were making more leg room and head room. The cars themselves are essentially the same size as earlier models from the 60s and 70s.

The market will satisfy the demands of the consumer. At least until Obama completely ruins it.