Why do new car models have to be bigger than their predecessor?

[isketi]

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.

[drey]

One reason for this one is because, safety standards have also been changing.

[theveed]

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.

[empy]

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

[oldblue]

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

[VtEC]

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.