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Old 07-01-2021, 12:18 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
In the US it's based on passenger volume (cars) or weight (trucks). A 2013 Prius (106.3" wheelbase) is classified as "midsize"--but so is a 2013 Audi A8 (117.8"). The 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage (96.5") and 2021 Porsche Taycan (114.2") are both compacts.
Good point. But in the era of the early 50s, when the Nash Rambler was defining the compact segment, wasn't a wheel base of 100" an integral part of the standard?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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