EVs killed the 0-60 stats<\/a>. Like, what EV isn\u2019t quick? The Cayenne Turbo Electric hits 100 mph in 4.5 seconds, 150 mph in 10.1 seconds, and finishes a quarter-mile run in 9.5 seconds, hitting 146 mph.<\/p>\nBut I guess all it made me think was, WHY ARE CARS GETTING SO F***ING MASSIVE?!<\/p>\n
The reason that vehicles are gaining weight<\/p>\n
As Car and Driver pointed out, the Corvette ZR1 is 2,100 pounds less than the Cayenne Turbo Electric. That\u2019s an entire Lotus Elise (plus some). Of course, it\u2019s like comparing apples to oranges: EV to gas, SUV to sports car\u2026 But it does shine a light on how\u00a0heavy vehicles have become in general.<\/p>\n
Sure, it\u2019s cool that you can hit 60 mph in two seconds, although I doubt anyone with a family wants to do that while heading to the beach. But, you are driving a bulky, chunky, overweight vehicle.<\/p>\n
Forbes called it \u201ccarbesity.\u201d The Mazda MX-5 Miata is nowhere near as popular in the United States as the Honda CR-V. People want big, ugly, and obese. In Europe, there are around 150 car models that can\u2019t even fit in public parking spots. Weight has increased by over 20% since 2001.<\/p>\n
The main reason? People want it. Plain and simple. And fat. People want SUVs and crossovers, which are chunky by nature. The aforementioned CR-V is nearly 4,000 pounds. The RAV4 is close at 3,775 pounds.\u00a0On top of that, people want electric and hybrid SUVs. Due to the required components, like batteries and motors, these vehicles weigh even more.<\/p>\n
Lightweight cars don\u2019t really appeal to families. SUVs feel safe and capable. It\u2019s not like you\u2019re going to trust a Corvette or Miata with your kid. At least not as much. Light cars are great for the track. They\u2019re fast and handle well. They can be bare bones and loud and that\u2019s fine. But commuters want comfort. They want cushiony seats, tons of screens, a quiet cabin, electric doors and sunroofs\u2026 All of this adds weight. And that\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n
You may not feel alive or connected while driving a CR-V. But it has a good safety rating and you can bully other cars that won\u2019t let you merge. What more could a family want?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KeysQuestions4Vehicles5 A 5,960-pound Porsche SUV just outran a Corvette ZR1 to 60 mph, and the number that should…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-722020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}