β² 571 βΌ Autobesity: More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] alex@jlai.lu 35 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Keep in mind cars are MUCH smaller in Europe. (I don't know if you're American.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] filister@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) He is, 3 tonnes cars are still not so common in Europe but we are going there slowly but surely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] trankon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Im actually not. I did exaggerate, but electric luxury SUVs are sitting at 2.5t, with the XM being quoted at 2.8t. And then keep in mind that these weights usually include the lowest trim level only, a nicer interior, HUD etc. add weight too. BjΓΆrn weighed an EQS SUV at 3t too (that seems to include himself and his equipment, but still): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1V6ucyFGKWuSQzvI8lMzvvWJHrBS82echMVJH37kwgjE/htmlview?pli=1# permalink fedilink source parent [β] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago The heaviest I'm aware of is apparently 2.25-2.5 tonnes? Which is a similar weight to EV cars? permalink fedilink source parent [β] tryptaminev@feddit.de 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) And they used to be much smaller and lightweight. Middle class and size models from the 80s are often just around 1000kg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] taladar@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago All while probably carrying the same number or more people and having more cargo volume than today's SUVs. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] filister@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) He is, 3 tonnes cars are still not so common in Europe but we are going there slowly but surely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] trankon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Im actually not. I did exaggerate, but electric luxury SUVs are sitting at 2.5t, with the XM being quoted at 2.8t. And then keep in mind that these weights usually include the lowest trim level only, a nicer interior, HUD etc. add weight too. BjΓΆrn weighed an EQS SUV at 3t too (that seems to include himself and his equipment, but still): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1V6ucyFGKWuSQzvI8lMzvvWJHrBS82echMVJH37kwgjE/htmlview?pli=1# permalink fedilink source parent [β] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago The heaviest I'm aware of is apparently 2.25-2.5 tonnes? Which is a similar weight to EV cars? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] trankon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Im actually not. I did exaggerate, but electric luxury SUVs are sitting at 2.5t, with the XM being quoted at 2.8t. And then keep in mind that these weights usually include the lowest trim level only, a nicer interior, HUD etc. add weight too. BjΓΆrn weighed an EQS SUV at 3t too (that seems to include himself and his equipment, but still): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1V6ucyFGKWuSQzvI8lMzvvWJHrBS82echMVJH37kwgjE/htmlview?pli=1# permalink fedilink source parent
[β] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago The heaviest I'm aware of is apparently 2.25-2.5 tonnes? Which is a similar weight to EV cars? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] tryptaminev@feddit.de 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) And they used to be much smaller and lightweight. Middle class and size models from the 80s are often just around 1000kg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] taladar@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago All while probably carrying the same number or more people and having more cargo volume than today's SUVs. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] taladar@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago All while probably carrying the same number or more people and having more cargo volume than today's SUVs. permalink fedilink source parent