Are big modern cars bigger than small classic cars?

[spoodler]

Discussion thread to keep from cluttering up the picture thread "Classics dwarfed by moderns"... carry on...

[LotusOmega375D]

Depends whom you ask!

[vixen1700]

This thread is useless without tables & graphs.

[uk66fastback]

You sure the title of this thread is correct?

[//j17]

uk66fastback said:

You sure the title of this thread is correct?

2012 Audi Q7 - 5,088mm long / 1,984mm wide.
1959 Austin Mini - 3,054mm long / 1,398mm wide.

So yes

Are SMALL modern cars bigger than BIG classic cars would seem a more interesting question...

2012 VW Polo - 3,970mm long / 1,682mm wide
2012 VW Golf - 4,213mm long / 1,786mm wide
1972 Triumph 2.5PI - 4,629mm long / 1,651mm wide

About the same - length-wise new, small cars are still smaller than old, big cars but when it comes to width the old, big are smaller than the new, small ones.

[black and green]

This thread needs some inflated figures and complex maths in order to avoid any semblence of entertainment.

[th85]

uk66fastback said:

You sure the title of this thread is correct?

I thought it was the wrong way round as well.

[10Dasein]

Graphs. Charts.

I've just posted this link in the other thread:

http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2012/11/9/car...

[na]

the thread title's not right is it - surely a big modern car is bigger than a small modern or small classic car

I'll see if I can get 300bhp/ton over to sort this for you

[aw51 121565]

*shudder*

[Hooli]

No. It's just all the old cars have shrunk in the rain.

[TA14]

1955 FIAT 600 3286mm
2013 RR Phantom 5834mm
so I suppose the answer is yes.

[fourwheelsteer]

TA14 said:

1955 FIAT 600 3286mm
2013 RR Phantom 5834mm
so I suppose the answer is yes.

How does a Bugatti Royale measure up against a Toyota Aygo? I'm betting those figures will show that cars have got significantly smaller

[TA14]

fourwheelsteer said:

TA14 said:

1955 FIAT 600 3286mm
2013 RR Phantom 5834mm
so I suppose the answer is yes.

How does a Bugatti Royale measure up against a Toyota Aygo? I'm betting those figures will show that cars have got significantly smaller

Ah but the Bugatti Royale is not a small classic car and the Toyota Aygo is not a big modern car so that comparison is not for this thread.

This has to be one of the daftest threads on a car enthusiasts web site.

[benjj]

I'm absolutely livid about this.

The Airchamber I keep my 1960 Mini in just won't accommodate my modern Range Rover.

We're all going to hell. In a bloody HANDCART.