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Car sizes are getting larger in america to meet the fule efficiency requirements imposed by the government.
Car manufacturers could not meet these requirements, but they figured out that if they increase the weight of the car they could meet the fule efficiency.
Here is a video that explains it better then my ape brain could.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh4H9qZ-_6Y&t=55
You don't need to make the cars bigger to meet fuel economy requirements; it's a decision by vehicle makers to make them bigger rather than take advantage of the more efficient engine designs available to produce a vehicle which uses less fuel.
It's partly that, but the other aspect is the absurd "light truck" exemption where SUVs and pickup trucks have less stringent emissions standards. So there is less incentive to go the downsizing route, and instead make bigger and bigger cars because if you're a car company, you make more money per vehicle this way.
That's kind of the other way of saying the same thing.
No, it's about fleet distribution, and classification.
I'll burn this bitch to the ground before I drive a 4-cylinder.
But my freedoms
If killing every goddamn mammal on this planet and letting the octopi take over is the price we pay for liberty, so be it.
In case you forgot, we're mammals too. The only freedom you're rushing towards is the freedom of death, but at least we get big vroom vroom sound make happy on the way
Lots of mammals are over mammals. Some folks are ready for the silver spray paint.
You can stop trying to sell me on it, I'm already on board!
Everyone else was making the same joke, why did you get the downvotes?
Because this sub is an outrage factory with notoriously bad sarcasm detection lol
Ahh first day on an Internet forum eh. There there.
Poe's law.
Sure bud. Whatever makes you feel better.
You know oil companies aren't going to thank you personally.... right?
Is this some naturally-aspirated thing I'm too turbo to understand?
I'll take a car with an inline 4 and a stick over the majority of other vehicles.