Over the years, the "import" cars have tended to go up in size. The first generation Accord was physically smaller than the latest two generations of the Civic.
At the same time (over the last ~35 years), US automakers down-sized how they described automobile sizes. My '68 Ford Torino was a "mid-size", my '78 Ford LTD II was also, but much, much bigger (length ~20 feet). Yet, my '86 Chrysler LeBaron GTS was a large mid-size and was nearly 4 1/2 feet shorter than the car it replaced (the LTD II).
So today, we have model names that once were small or mid-sized, yet are considered full-sized by both the down-sizing of class designations and their own growth (bloat...)
Janice (who has been driving for a very long time...)
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Over the years, the "import" cars have tended to go up in size. The first generation Accord was physically smaller than the latest two generations of the Civic.
At the same time (over the last ~35 years), US automakers down-sized how they described automobile sizes. My '68 Ford Torino was a "mid-size", my '78 Ford LTD II was also, but much, much bigger (length ~20 feet). Yet, my '86 Chrysler LeBaron GTS was a large mid-size and was nearly 4 1/2 feet shorter than the car it replaced (the LTD II).
So today, we have model names that once were small or mid-sized, yet are considered full-sized by both the down-sizing of class designations and their own growth (bloat...)
Janice (who has been driving for a very long time...)