Jhex comments on Toyota's new electric SUVs are catching on, with nearly 5,000 sold in August

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

why the fuck do so many people buy these

If a sedan is not good for you (or you don't like them) there is basically no choice left... hatchbacks are going extinct in North America

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[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Station wagons. 😢

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

with Toyota's line up today, that would be the bZ Woodland which is the biggest of the bZ lineup

all cars are just growing in North America

9 years ago, I wanted the C-HR but my daughter was too small and could not reach her window in the back seat… today, the C-HR is bigger than the Rav4 back then and the Rav4 today is as big as the Highlander back then

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[–] pageflight@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

Household of 4+, desire to bring outdoor equipment when traveling, tall genetics?

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

An SUV is essentially a shitty mini van that gets worse fuel efficiency and has less room, but can sort of go off road better, even though 95% of people who get an SUV will never go off road.

Also, like half of what companies call SUVs now are actually just station wagons.

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[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

*shitty station wagons with worse fuel efficiency, often can't actually go off-road better, and worse crash safety metrics for all involved because they roll easier and are way heavier

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