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I absolutely hate how BIG cars have gotten in last couple decades. There used to be a thing for small, compact "A to B" style cars that were economical and basically bulletproof.

I recently started driving a few months ago and got my license and I still like I struggle with certain aspects of modern car designs like parking. Parking with older smaller cars with low blind spots are wayyyy easier than attempting to park your clunky pile of plastic that costs an arm and a leg. BRING BACK THE SMALL CARS!!! :D
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To my limited knowledge, part of the reason that trucks and SUVs are so popular in North America is because in a lot of areas cars/trucks that hit a certain weight/size limit don't need to follow certain environmental regulations. This is really cheap for car companies, hence a giant, multiyear marketing campaign convincing North Americans that everyone and their kid needs a truck/SUV that guzzles gas and flattens any small commuter car in an accident.
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From what I know, the reason cars aren't bullet proof anymore is so they can absorb shock before it hits the passengers. That's why the front and back dent easily.

I agree with the other things you said, though. I don't have personal experience with parking, but it definitely seems easier for people with smaller cars. Also, finding most cars when they're sandwiched between two monster trucks is a nightmare!
I hate cars in general, I just want better public transport
Based. I don't know where you live, but my friends in the USA talk about how non-existent public transport is there. It's shocking. So many things could be fixed by focusing more on public transport and other things like bikes and WALKING!
I've never driven but I absolutely hate those LED headlights or whatever they're called. I cant imagine how terrible it is for people who actually drive to be around those things. I know in my area some brighter lights are a given in certain places but good lord I have to genuinely close my eyes when there's one coming my way.
I don't know anything about cars or driving, but LED headlights piss me off. They hurt to look at and I'm not even the one having to face them to drive. I also agree with Morning Dove Soap that cars are too big. I can understand newer utes (pick-up tucks for Americans) having a back row of seats, but they do not need to be that high or wide.

In terms of design, I am very biased towards mid-century cars. 1950s and '60s space age cars are my favourites. Based purely on looks, I want a purple 1956 Ford Fairlane. They had so much style back then and very pretty colours! I wish I could get one made out of better materials and with a CD player.

Speaking of which, bring back CD players! Touch screens are annoying and, in my opinion, more dangerous. A CD player or radio only has a few buttons and dials. You can memorise where they are by touch. A touch screen requires your focus for typing, apps, and everything else. If you can't use your phone while driving, why should you have an iPad?
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I live somewhere really rural, and for some bizarre reason almost EVERY truck has their LED headlights adjusted to point straight into the rearview of every normal sized car on the road.
Touch screens in cars also really annoy me T-T
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I ALSO HATE CYBERTRUCKS AND STUFF. It’s so ugly???

Like old cars at least looked aesthetic and had personality/color. What is this minimalist bs 😭

Idk much abt car culture but I always admire old cars I see at car shows. I’ve also heard online that modern cars are over complicating everything and adding unnecessary features no one asked for.
As someone who is going into car design, I have a strong dislike for modern cars; they have a lot of design problems that cars from the 70s had. They are massive, gas-consuming dumps on wheels. The only positive is that these cars are safer than those of the past; as cool as those mid-century cars are, they are deadly if hit.

The industry itself there is a lack of creative designs; they have been reusing the same model year after year and hoping no one will see. A part of that, at least in the US, is that car manufacturing is contorted by three major companies. Big cars make them more money; big cars end up in the junkyard faster than small compact cars.

This isn't a new thing in the US; big cars have always been an American staple. In the post-war years they were a symbol of prosperity, so cars just got bigger and bigger. Until the 70s, when the gas crisis and the end of that post-war boom occurred. Cars got smaller after the 70s due to the consumer want for a smaller car.

Car design is often a loop, and with everything going on, it wouldn't surprise me if smaller cars enter the spotlight again.
I know nothing about cars. I feel very strongly that weird shaped modes of transportation need to be back.

I want a hot dog shaped van. a banana shaped car. give me a flower shaped bus. a pen shaped truck that looks sort of phallic but you're not sure why.

the only reason we don't have a funny shaped airplane is because science stopped trying