Classics dwarfed by moderns
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havoc said:
Did you park the Caterham under the F150 when it rained? 
Most of us commented we could drive our cars under US 18-wheelers whilst on the tour! Heading into Las Vegas in the 40C heat, we were conscious of driving beside them, so they would provide shade to (at least) 4 cars!
Jimjimhim said:
Composer62 said:
It's funny how they can make a car that long yet have no real space in the back for people! In that respect the other 2 cars are much better packaged. 
The boot is also pretty big with plenty of useable space even with the spare wheel and the battery in there too.
Treated as a 2 seater GT it's pretty good.
daqinggregg said:
I think to objectively pass judgement, we’d need to see it next to a modern day Supra.
Which you can easily do yourself.jeremyc said:
daqinggregg said:
I think to objectively pass judgement, we’d need to see it next to a modern day Supra.
Which you can easily do yourself.Composer62 said:
jeremyc said:
daqinggregg said:
I think to objectively pass judgement, we’d need to see it next to a modern day Supra.
Which you can easily do yourself."Jaguar XJS Coupé 1975 vs. Toyota Supra (A90) 2-door Liftback 2019
Technical specs | Jaguar XJS Coupé 1975 is 6.1 cm narrower and 1.8 cm lower compared to Toyota Supra (A90) 2-door Liftback 2019. It has 2.1 cm more ground clearance and offers 66% more cargo space."
Quite a depressing thread in many ways as starkly illustrates the utter obesity present in modern cars. Would be interesting to put a photo of the owners together too, 1980s or 1990s v 2020s as people have gotten huge too over the same period!! I got out my old autocar btw to compare the EVO6 with the GR Yaris on the previous pages, width difference mirror to mirror is astonishing - yaris is 15 cm wider !! (202 v 187).....
greenarrow said:
Quite a depressing thread in many ways as starkly illustrates the utter obesity present in modern cars. Would be interesting to put a photo of the owners together too, 1980s or 1990s v 2020s as people have gotten huge too over the same period!! I got out my old autocar btw to compare the EVO6 with the GR Yaris on the previous pages, width difference mirror to mirror is astonishing - yaris is 15 cm wider !! (202 v 187).....
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