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Old 03-29-2024, 02:48 PM   #950 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
Ah, so it's as simple as adding the passenger and cargo volumes to get total volume?
Yes. EPA vehicle classifications are based on the combined passenger and cargo volumes. There has been no vanity sizing creep over the years - the classifications are the same as when created 40 decades ago.



For example - the Honda Accord has grown from a subcompact to large car over the last 40 years:

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