I gotta say, as a big and tall guy who’s developing bad knees, SUVs are more comfortable. So nice not having to bend my knees so much while struggling to find extra joints in my neck and back to get in. Same with the wider thing - so happy to no longer knock heads getting in at the same time as a passenger - so happy not to knock shoulders. So happy to have adequate leg room (I think it was a Volvo C30 I tried where my shoe literally didn’t fit. My feet aren’t even all that wide but I literally could not press the gas without also pressing the brake) and have that leg room in front of me rather than off to the side somewhere. That might be just me though
Unless you’re talking full sized truck-based SUVs. Then no
Most car based SUVs and Sedans are built on the same platform. The interior dimensions on both will be virtually identical.
so happy to no longer knock heads getting in at the same time as a passenger
I’m legitimately struggling to understand this. Do you get in head first? How are you getting your head that far into the car getting in that you can hit the passenger? Do you hold onto the roof, stick your head/torso in, then maneuver your butt into the car?
Somewhat the opposite but when the door opening is too small to contort enough to get in sort of vertically, something has to go first. It’s almost funny that a human spine is all joints, but there’s just no way to bend my neck or back enough to get in some cars “normally “. Anyway, butt in first, all the way to the far bolster so there’s room to get my neck and head in, lift and shift to straighten out, bonk heads. It doesn’t help when the car is narrow enough to come close to touching shoulders when sitting normally. I didn’t entirely realize how many adjustments I made to get into some cars until now got my Forester, and suddenly everything was so much easier - a car for adults instead of a Fisher-Price Mobile. Suddenly a door opening tall enough to enter vertically, wide enough so the seat is not behind the B pillar, and enough ground clearance to make it much easier on the knees. It’s still a bit narrow but at least there’s shoulder space
The thing is I’m not that big or tall. So many people are so much bigger and taller and I just don’t understand how they do it. I blame a combination of safety regulations making the B pillar bigger and more central and front door opening smaller, and evolving design more exactly fitting whatever a standard human is. Older cars were definitely more forgiving
I gotta say, as a big and tall guy who’s developing bad knees, SUVs are more comfortable. So nice not having to bend my knees so much while struggling to find extra joints in my neck and back to get in. Same with the wider thing - so happy to no longer knock heads getting in at the same time as a passenger - so happy not to knock shoulders. So happy to have adequate leg room (I think it was a Volvo C30 I tried where my shoe literally didn’t fit. My feet aren’t even all that wide but I literally could not press the gas without also pressing the brake) and have that leg room in front of me rather than off to the side somewhere. That might be just me though
Unless you’re talking full sized truck-based SUVs. Then no
It’s not like most of the population can fit inside a generic hatchback…
I get that bigger cars make sense for some people, but definitely not majority.
Most car based SUVs and Sedans are built on the same platform. The interior dimensions on both will be virtually identical.
I’m legitimately struggling to understand this. Do you get in head first? How are you getting your head that far into the car getting in that you can hit the passenger? Do you hold onto the roof, stick your head/torso in, then maneuver your butt into the car?
Somewhat the opposite but when the door opening is too small to contort enough to get in sort of vertically, something has to go first. It’s almost funny that a human spine is all joints, but there’s just no way to bend my neck or back enough to get in some cars “normally “. Anyway, butt in first, all the way to the far bolster so there’s room to get my neck and head in, lift and shift to straighten out, bonk heads. It doesn’t help when the car is narrow enough to come close to touching shoulders when sitting normally. I didn’t entirely realize how many adjustments I made to get into some cars until now got my Forester, and suddenly everything was so much easier - a car for adults instead of a Fisher-Price Mobile. Suddenly a door opening tall enough to enter vertically, wide enough so the seat is not behind the B pillar, and enough ground clearance to make it much easier on the knees. It’s still a bit narrow but at least there’s shoulder space
The thing is I’m not that big or tall. So many people are so much bigger and taller and I just don’t understand how they do it. I blame a combination of safety regulations making the B pillar bigger and more central and front door opening smaller, and evolving design more exactly fitting whatever a standard human is. Older cars were definitely more forgiving