Why are SUV's so SMALL inside but so big OUTSIDE?

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Old 02-10-2011 | 04:13 PM
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Why are SUV's so SMALL inside but so big OUTSIDE?

Anyone notice the standard SUV's like BMW, AUDI, Infinity, and many other have such small occupant and storage space. WHY make a car that big with so little room inside the cabins!!



Im tired of this!!!!
Old 02-10-2011 | 04:18 PM
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Kia Sorento. Lots of room. An actual usable third row (kinda). Not too big on the outside.
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Skoda Yeti.

Problem solved.
Old 02-10-2011 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by snowflow
Skoda Yeti.

Problem solved.
True.
Old 02-10-2011 | 04:26 PM
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Skoda Yeti.

Problem solved.
It's even faster then a Ferrari.
Old 02-10-2011 | 05:00 PM
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because people that drive big suv's are small people that cant drive, look at daly city, san bruno, and sunnyvale. they need to make sure they can crash them into pople all the time and not get hurt themself
Old 02-10-2011 | 05:22 PM
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Not everyone is 6'6"

Not all SUV's are the same. There are so many sub levels of SUV not it's crazy. Compact, Small, Mid, Full, Gihugic.... etc.

Generally speaking... the *** ones are more roomy on the inside. Go figure.
Old 02-10-2011 | 05:22 PM
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Like the X6. Nice exterior proportions, but Complete Uselessness.
Old 02-10-2011 | 05:24 PM
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Like the X6. Nice exterior proportions, but Complete Uselessness.
Word... the top gear episode on it was funny as hell. Get the M version. LOL.

All those weird cross overs trip me out. Just buy a car.
Old 02-10-2011 | 05:38 PM
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I keep thinking back to the top gear test of the H1. I think Clarkson said something like there is so much space between each person that they have their own postal code. Crappy joke, but it's Clarkson. lol
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That dodge magnum makes me laugh...huge on the outside, smaller than a focus on the inside..what an awful car
Old 02-10-2011 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by glenspen
That dodge magnum makes me laugh...huge on the outside, smaller than a focus on the inside..what an awful car
It`s a pretty much a wagon, but they were smart enough to not call it a wagon. It`s interesting looking, imo.
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Originally Posted by 04caliwrx
because people that drive big suv's are small people that cant drive, look at daly city, san bruno, and sunnyvale. they need to make sure they can crash them into pople all the time and not get hurt themself
i literally lol-ed.
Old 02-10-2011 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by brucelee
Anyone notice the standard SUV's like BMW, AUDI, Infinity,
with the exception of infiniti rebadging a nissan pathfinder, non of these companies really make a true suv. bur rather an awd station wagon.
Old 02-10-2011 | 10:54 PM
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I was driving a Panamera the other day and it's the same. Huge(for a porsche) on the outside, but if you have legs you won't fit in the backseat on the inside. I've been in some compacts that have more room.

This tends to be a german thing. Like always, the cars are over-engineered and leaves less space for the people inside.


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