Comments on: Are Cars Getting Bigger and Heavier? https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/blog/are-cars-getting-bigger-and-heavier/ News and views about cars in Australia Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:54:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.5 By: Bill https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/blog/are-cars-getting-bigger-and-heavier/#comment-5084 Wed, 25 May 2016 12:52:29 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=6720#comment-5084 SUV’s are a blight on the roads. Cannot think of a worse choice of vehicle. And they are not safer than sedans or wagons. When will people realize that size and weight alone do not make a car safer?

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By: stephen Sandilands https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/blog/are-cars-getting-bigger-and-heavier/#comment-5083 Wed, 25 May 2016 08:10:45 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=6720#comment-5083 Intererstingly the trend in SUV’s has also seen more and more buyere even in family segment going for the mid size or smaller (CX 3, CX 5 Outlander, Jeep Patriot, Ford Kuga, new Citroen and Renault, Hyundi IX 35, et., rather than the mid to big ones (Land cruisers, Prado, Kluger, Pathfinder, Grand Cherokee, Ford Everest Isuzu, etc.,and with more people becoming weight conscious and understanding risks like diabetes, maybe they are not all getting bigger and of course dont want the poor economies of the mid to big size SUV’s / four wheel drive which all the bigger ones seem to have and a lot dont get used much at all. Surprisingly in that mid to big sector there has really not been much of a change in poor economy which is quite disappointing. Most reasons I hear from people is getting up that bit higher for better road visibility. Well if that equates to safer, so be it!

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By: Ian Taylor https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/blog/are-cars-getting-bigger-and-heavier/#comment-5082 Wed, 25 May 2016 05:40:40 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=6720#comment-5082 It is a shame that Shopping Centres and other retail outlets are not increasing the width of their parking spaces.
Jeep Grand Cherokee owner.

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By: Matt https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/blog/are-cars-getting-bigger-and-heavier/#comment-5081 Wed, 25 May 2016 05:34:23 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=6720#comment-5081 A quick comment on the article regarding the increasing size of cars. One of the reasons given was the Limited Slip Diff, my understanding is that LSD is a thing of the past due to Traction Control, Electronic Stability Control etc. Is this correct? Also I undersatand the 6 stacker CD players are now a thing of the past due to MP3 and USB connections on stereos.

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