Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4
by mantas on Saturday April 24, 2021 @05:10AM
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Another thing is today's compact cars are getting ridiculously low. I don't want SUV, but I want to drive on crappy gravel roads with confidence and park close to curb without scratching bottom of the bumper. Regular cars used to allow that 2 decades ago. Now I'll need a „raised“ car for that :(
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Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4
by ChuckNorris89 on Saturday April 24, 2021 @05:18AM
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That's for fuel efficiency reasons. Cars lower to the ground get much better mileage at highway speeds since they have less aerodynamic drag.
And it's not just compact cars, modern SUVs, except the ones destined for workhorse off-roading, are also lower to the ground than they were 20 or so years ago since they never leave the city/highway anyway.