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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m noticing a lot of cars getting more bulbous now, and I don’t like it. Hopefully my car will last long enough until the trend moves away from that.[/quote]

I totally agree but I don't think it will change anytime soon. It's partly driven by aesthetics, but I think a major component is that the rounded bodies make it easier for them to add crash safety measures. It would be hard to install the same level of crash protection into the older, squared off bodies, because you'd still wind up with a bigger car body, just boxier. Rounding things off is actually how designers keep these super protected cars from looking more bulky, not less.

Of course, in addition to preferring smaller, boxier cars, I also think we should lower speed limits and invest in more public transportation infrastructure. We're moving to larger, bulkier cars because cars and driving are so damn dangerous and we spend so much time driving that it's a massive public health risk. We should address that risk by giving people alternatives to driving and making crashes less likely and less deadly (through lower speeds and traffic calming measures). Not by giving everyone a great big armored tank to drive around in. It's very short sighted.[/quote]

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