SUVs Have Supersized Every Family Car
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- SUVs now rule the roads, a dominance the author describes as the defining force reshaping what families can actually buy
- Old-style saloons have been supersized in the wake of SUV popularity, eroding the distinction between car segments
- Coco Khan labels the current market an "illusion of consumer choice" after traipsing through showrooms hunting for a used car for a growing family
- The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan) is invoked as a pop-culture analogy to frame the article's central argument
Why it matters: When SUVs dominate showrooms so thoroughly that even traditional saloons are resized upward, budget-conscious families seeking a normal-sized car face a narrower real-world selection than the variety of body styles on offer suggests.
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