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> Most of South Asia, and Africa drives Suzuki Altos, and Suzuki SX4s are considered there as big cars.

I saw an F150 once. The thing was a monstrosity that took a lane and a half on a suburban road.

Why is a car that big?

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> Why is a car that big?

Because it's a light truck. Useful for towing and moving material. Unfortunately used by many as a commuting vehicle.

They're also 15% bigger than they were 20 years ago for no apparent reason.

It makes sense in the US, where space is cheaper and bigger and you have to drive everywhere, but not anywhere else. I saw a US car with the embassy flag in the streets of Malta. The car was the size of the road, the driver was having a lot of trouble making simple turns in the "narrow" streets and gave up trying to do a 3-point turn. Probably could never find street parking for it, has to be a garage. I never saw an American-made car for American use before and I was amazed at how huge it was. You do see a local limo once in a while, but their drivers are usually more savvy as to where they can go with it.

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