- cross-posted to:
- fuckcars@lemmy.world
- Europe@europe.pub
- cross-posted to:
- fuckcars@lemmy.world
- Europe@europe.pub
30 associations are proposing to the European Commission to impose a limit on the size of new cars, in particular the total width and bonnet.
A report connected with this request showed that the average bonnet height of newly-sold cars in Europe is increasing by 0.5 cm a year.
Many studies showed that bigger cars and higher bonnets are related to more collisions, and worse outcome for pedestrians and cyclists (and those in smaller cars), especially in regards to children
Those SUVs are kid crushers, they shouldn’ be on our roads
crossposed from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/114674420551539891
They need to bring back the sporty station wagon/estate. Visibility is better while having the same cargo space as an SUV
The only low nose electric station wagon you can buy today is a Porsche Taycan and that one is not a true station wagon. Since the back is more like a hot hatch.
The only low nose electric station wagon you can buy today is a Porsche Taycan
Or “soccer mom” cars, there’s very little on minivan market today at least here in Finland. My wallet says that I don’t drive fully electric for quite some time but about a year ago we had to get rid of our Toyota Previa (too expensive repairs were needed) and there just isn’t too much to pick from. With 3 kids and a dog we just can’t fit the whole circus in a VW Golf and there’s less and less cheap used cars on that category. Sure, if you throw 30-40k€ to the table then you can get a newer VW Caravelle or MB Viano, but below 5k there just isn’t much to choose from. Currently we have Mitsubishi Grandis but with all 7 seats there’s not much room for luggage.
We used to have E-class Mercedes (S210) and it could easily fit the whole family (with child seats) and have plenty of room in the trunk for the dog and luggage, but if you try to seat 3 nearly adult sized kids on the Grandis the middle row seat alone is really not comfortable for multi-hour trip. And it’s pretty much the same for all the station wagons we’ve had over the years. Sure, we’ve had a lot of them, but I think it’s better for not just my wallet to get old ones and drive them “to the end”.
But even if we use bigger cars none of them has a bonnet you need a ladder to reach. Grandis, Previa, Hyundai Trajet, Renault Espace and Peugeot 807 all had very rounded front end and “normal” height bumpers. That makes services a bit more pain in the rear, but you can easily see what’s going on in front of your vehicle.
Subaru should bring back the legacy wagon and return the Outback to its bubbly premium sibling. They spilled look exactly the same as they did in the 90s but with modern safety features and better gas mileage. Bonus points if you can get it with a tape deck.
That would be the best car for basically everyone.
What makes you say the Taycan Cross/Sport Turismo isn’t a true station wagon? Certainly has the utility of one, and markedly more rear cargo space than most hatchbacks
I have one so hopefully I don’t sound overly defensive, it’s awesome enough that any technicality would be silly to actually quibble over. Just friendly curiosity about the thought!
Edit just to say: the station wagon/estate is the pinnacle of passenger car design, I absolutely adore them and deeply wish we had more of them and fewer crossovers or SUVs
Audi Avant?
SUVs typically have less cargo space than SWs
An electric SUV is the stupidest thing. They have shit range. There’s an electric SW from Nio with 1000 km of range.
Volkswagen ID7 Tourer?
Opel Astra Sports Tourer Electric
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