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    Everytime we see a new vehicle model's press write-up, we always see the familiar line, "It's ___ cms longer/wider/taller than the previous model." Bakit nga ba palaki ng palaki ang mga nilalabas ng mga manfacturer? Tuloy, kelangan din palakihin ang makina kaya lalaki rin ang konsumo. Yung mga "maliit" na tsikot ngayon gaya ng City at Vios, dati pang-Civic at Corolla na ang mga size nila. Similarly the Civics and Corollas have approached midsize sedan prorportions. Darating siguro ang panahon na magiging kasinlaki na rin ng Civic/Corolla ang City/Vios tapos mag-iintroduce na naman sila ng bagong models na imamarket nila as subcompacts.

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    One reason for this one is because, safety standards have also been changing.
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    Yup, actually, their sizes hasn't been increasing by "that" much, if you base it on actual measurements, they just look a lot bigger than it really is due to the bubble-like shape of car skins these days to fit airbags, impact beams etc.

    Safety requirements have made car designs bigger in area rather than just dimensions. Weight is the same case.

    In addition to safety, all the "extra" comfort stuff like power windows, power seats, computer controlled devices like video/aircon/engine management, etc.

    Oh, humans are getting fatter in general hehe, need more space.

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    the key is interior space. people are always looking for more of it.

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    konting increase sa cm, means 200K increase in SRP ... yan ang bizness

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    it's simply because your family is getting bigger also.

    what is 1cm to 10cm compared to the previous models.but what makes them look bigger depends on the way they were build (exterior).sometimes, even bumper designs can or adds bulkness to the exterior.

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    Hindi naman lahat.

    Take the big body Corolla and the Lovelife Corolla for example.

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    I think it has got to do with marketing, people generally think bigger is better

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    The "lovelife" was a freak in this regard. A lot of criticism was levelled at Toyota for making it smaller than the previous Corolla... thus, the Altis was much bigger.

    Safety requirements, market demands (people want more space... and, as developing countries get richer, better nutrition makes people taller and bigger, necessitating bigger cars) and competition all conspire to make cars bigger, and heavier.

    But then, a Honda Jazz at 1000 kgs has tons more interior room than an older Civic or Accord at the same weight.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    As others mentioned, safety is the primary factor aside from larger interior room.

    Third reason would be for more aerodynamic designs. Fourth would probably be more room for equipment, devices, sound proofing (although that isn't necessarily true).

    It is interesting that some cars of consecutive generations actually maintain the same weight, but have a more powerful and more economical engine.

    I'm surprised that, for example, the Camry today is, lengthwise, the same or slightly smaller than my 300D. Back in the day, the Camry was so much smaller than the same 300D.

    Imagine mo na lang, 1cm increase in length equals a much larger volume if height and width of the particular car are considered. This doesn't necessarily mean heavier cars too. It can also mean similarly weighted cars but one is has better power to weight ratio (see above), or the newer/larger one has better safety features than the former due to larger crumple zones, more lightweight buffering material in the bumper covers, etc.

    On the other hand, interior space may also remain relatively similar or the same but the distance between the innermost edge of the door, and the outermost edge of the door is larger for better side impact protection. I mean, the new cars today have large, molded interior door panels that have great speakers, more sound insulation and more plastics/materials compared to yesteryear's cars that have flat interior door panels that remained relatively simple and elegant.

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