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Originally Posted by SvdM
I also don't quite get this either... smaller run-abouts seem to have more headroom inside the car than a nice-sized family sedan. What's the point of making a smaller car that's lighter and narrower, only to add unnecessary height to the roof?
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It is done for marketing appeal. It creates the illusion that a small car is roomier inside and appears larger than it actually is. It may actually have more total interior cubic foot space due to the increased headroom, but most of that space is unusable or serves no purpose (other than creating the desired illusion).
Since most American vehicles in recent decades have been SUVs, the fashion has been to make everything look like an SUV, even if it is a small car. (We may tend to think in terms of practicality and fuel economy, but the average car buyer does not.) The reason I don't own an SUV is because they have a large exterior but usually are not very roomy in cargo area capacity.