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Found this and thought it's neat to see the dimensions of cars properly. Mostly because there's a larger influx of American pickups in my town and I'm not enjoying it one bit.
Was weird to see so many Dodge Rams in the Netherlands.
Where do all these people even park those behemoths? Do they just double park all of the time?
I would assume that if you go out of your way to have a company and buy a massive pickup that is more expensive than a Van and less usable you probably do not give a shit. The fact that they can basically ignore BPM on company cars is absolutely stupid.
Yeah but you buy a pickup for a work that you could not do with a van.

Pickups are for farmers, how do you carry pigs or a pile of dirt in a van?

>how do you carry pigs or a pile of dirt in a van?

With less convenience and more difficulty.

I've done that kind of stuff, not great but it works. I can definitely see why people who don't very, very, very frequently need the enclosed cargo space prefer the pickups over vans.

You don't, you carry them in a trailer.

How do you carry them in pickup?

Yup! Even when they could have fit it into a single slot, often they'll take two
Presumably the same place they would park the Mercedes Sprinter that they would have otherwise that is about the same size. The people driving American pickups in the Netherlands are almost all contractors and they're a bit shorter and a bit wider than a Mercedes Sprinter.
> The people driving American pickups in the Netherlands are almost all contractors and they're a bit shorter and a bit wider than a Mercedes Sprinter.

I imagined all these people who are only a bit shorter but a bit wider than a van. :)

Small nit: ‘double parking’ does not mean ‘parking in two parking spaces’. It generally means parallel parking next to a car that is already parallel parked - ie, parking roadside in a second row alongside a first row of parked cars.

More generally it refers to doubling up two cars in a parking space in such a way that one car blocks the other in (eg parking two cars nose to tail in a long parking bay)

At least in my region, the phrase is used about evenly to refer to both:

- Parking in the roadway next to the row of parallel parked cars/in other ways such that parked cars are blocked in

and

- Parking a single car such that two parking spots are obstructed (unjustifiably so, e.g. nobody would likely talk that way about an RV taking two parallel parking spots).

The difference in usage seems to depend on whether you (and your local cohort) spend more of your time parking in parking lots or on the street.

Double parking is a legal term for a specific traffic violation.

People who use it to refer to parking across two bays in a parking lot are using it wrong.

It’s like saying ‘well people in my region use the word “speeding” both to refer to going over the speed limit, and for going through a red light’.

People in your region have heard a term and misunderstood it.

Laws commonly include exceptions like;

> Vehicles used ordinarily for transportation of merchandise may double park for the purpose of, but only while engaged in, the expeditious loading or unloading

- that doesn’t mean delivery vehicles can park across two bays in a parking lot.

> People in your region have heard a term and misunderstood it.

Language is how people use it. That sounds like a perfectly valid route to adding a colloquial meaning to a word.

I’m as descriptivist as the next enlightened linguistic scholar, but this phrase has a specific meaning in traffic codes. Misunderstanding it is dangerous.
The initial mention of it in this thread was not in a legal context.
"Toyota" shows one car. "Ford" shows one car.
It's a bit wonky. You have to select the manufacturer and then the model - it'll also have a year if available.
I want to see some of those new 6-door pickups.
My MG Midget is sad. Austin Healey is as close as I can get
Very cool! I just did some car shopping and compiled a spreadsheet of the various dimensions of the cars we were considering. This would have been a perfect tool for us. It's kind of hard to really get a sense of the numbers otherwise. Looks like it doesn't have a way of visualizing interiors, unfortunately.
+1, this would have been super to me too when buying a car with the constraint of having a tiny garage with a weird shape.

What I really wanted was a tool that lets me draw the plan of the garage and then tells me if I'll be able to park my car, and the margin (min offset to wall during the whole maneuver).

I couldn't find that at the time sadly.

+1 for the interiors. I'm doing car shopping right now, and this is the type of thing I've been looking for. I wanted a way to visualize the approximate height difference of sitting in the cabin of a CUV vs sedan.
Subaru Outback has the best cabin
I agree on the sentiment. Take some old "large" car and newish midsize car. While the old car will be huge on the outside, steering wheel to backseat distance will be pretty very much comparable. And aside from general ergonomics, that's the thing one usually cares about when looking for larger than micro cars
I did GMC Yukon extended and Mini cooper 3door. And swap the order. Mini entire length is the same as Yukon wheelbase.
Unfortunately the longest and shortest vehicles in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_superlative... aren't there, but this is the closest I could find:

https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/bmw-isetta-1955-1-d...

The "firsts" section of the wikipedia link needs a whole bunch of "depends how you define" type footnotes.
This is me driving with my Space Star on the Autobahn [1]

[1]: https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/mitsubishi-mirage-2...

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Click on the front view. The Lincoln's grill comes up to the Mitsu's head rest!
No Toyota Tacoma…probably the most popular truck in many US states. No Ram trucks. No Subaru WRX, nor BRZ. Really neat concept, but I wish it had more US vehicles.
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The Ram is there and so is a WRX:

https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/subaru-impreza-2014...

But you're right about the others --- this site seems to be Europe-focused.

It does have the Toyota Hilux, which is very similar to the Tacoma.
The Hilux works if your goal is to compare a random compact car to an average midsize truck, but if your goal is to look at how a Ford Ranger compares to a Toyota Tacoma then you are out of luck.

I am currently shopping for a new vehicle, and this comparison could be very useful if it had the models I am considering.

Dodge Ram is about the same as a small or mid-size Ford Transit, so you could pick one of those.
"Dodge Ram" hasn't been a thing since 2010, when they spit Ram out to be a separate brand. However the site does have a 2010-2019 (a.k.a 4th generation Ram) listed under the Dodge brand, which is technically fair, because the initial units of the 4th generation were Dodge branded.

However to add the 5th generation they would really need to split it out as a sperate brand to be correct, and if they do so, they should duplicate the 4th generation into the new brand.

>probably the most popular truck in many US states.

Wealthy inner suburbs where white collar professionals live they absolutely dominate. Everywhere else people buy half tons because you get so much more vehicle for your dollar, the fuel economy penalty is marginal and with modern tech they're not really that much more unwieldy to drive.

I'd like to see like three different sized humans to scale in front of the vehicles to show how much or little the driver can see.

Like the way kids are invisible when they cross in front of modern American pickups and SUVs

I've found a few of these types of sites over time, and I find them pretty handy. This one gets added to the list!

There's Handgun Hero [1] for comparing ... handgun sizes, which is super handy when window shopping for something new, to compare it to something I already have.

There's Camera Size [2] which compares, you guessed it, cameras. Handy for the exact same reasons as the above. For a more technical comparison you can use DPReview's comparator [3].

[1]: https://www.handgunhero.com/

[2]: https://camerasize.com/

[3]: https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/cameras

How often does someone need to buy new handguns?
More often than I buy new cars
In USA, gun per capita is over 2 and majority of democrats, who approach almost 50%, do not own guns. So the answer is "often", if you consider USA.
The data I looked up suggested it was 1.2 guns/American (not over 2.0), but in any case, I think the majority of both parties own exactly zero (56% of Republicans and 80% of Democrats per a survey in the same article).

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/06/02/us/gun-ownership-numbers-...

That's legal guns. Democrats own considerably more illegal guns than Republicans. Obviously self-reported data for illegal firearms is low quality.
Yeah, there's just tons of 922r compliance going on down at everyone's local range. And everyone's "solvent trap" keeps springing a leak right at the end, some how. /s
922r is basically just a buy American regulation that has the added bonus of letting ATF hassle people selectively. On the other hand, "solvent traps" remind me of wine bricks[1]. Both are obviously legal. Sure you could do illegal things with them, but you could do illegal things with a coke bottle too.

But what does this have to do with illegal guns as any ordinary person understands them? Maybe some Republican bubba's Benelli duck hunting gun is technically illegal because he put a mag extension on it without swapping out enough Italian made parts, but frankly you're grasping at irrelevancies.

Meanwhile, plenty of Democrats in Chicago own illegal sears for their Glocks along with drum mags[2]. Now that's something that maybe we should care about, because those are real criminals hurting real people and not just criminals on paper for violating frankly ridiculous regulations.

Edit: Added easily Google-able link for illegal sears in Chicago.

[1] https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/how-wine-bricks-saved-the-u-s...

[2] https://www.npr.org/2022/10/28/1131026241/chicago-handgun-vi...

There's a word for people who pick and choose which laws to follow: criminals. And I don't think there's too many duck guns subject to 922r.

> Meanwhile, plenty of Democrats in Chicago own illegal sears for their Glocks along with drum mags.

How do you know they're democrats?

> How do you know they're democrats?

Just a lucky guess /s

If you get into Guitars we call it GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome).

Some ladies even have fashion accessories, you can color match your guns and purses for every occasion. Try it before you knock it. ;)

Synthesizer and other electronic music enthusiasts also have GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)
Vinyl also used to be called "black crack" :)
I just need to get one more patchbay until it's perfect. Maybe a different mixer, or maybe just a new ADAT converter for the one I already have.

But then that's it, no more.

Same time next week, then?

GAS may have come from guitars (I don't know really) but is now commonly referred for any hobby as Gear Acquisition Syndrome
I don't know where it started either, maybe originally it was Gun Acquisition Syndrome, ha.

But I'd like to believe it all started right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7-5io1muSQ

N+1 is the number of <things> you need.

Bikes, snowboards, surfboards, guitars, etc

where N < the number where your spouse leaves you.
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Spouses come and go. A limited edition PRS is forever. Besides it is probably going to end up a collectible and increase in value. Can't afford not to buy it really.
Without another adult in the household, how can I reasonably justify needing a 2-car garage to store all my bikes?
That's easy. You watch a few FortNite videos on YouTube and slowly but surely end up with a small motorcycle collection.

You're going to want to work on your own bikes and eventually fabricate your ow-- basically, you need the space for your $250,000 CNC machine anyhow, so..

I guess it's like guitars and bikes, a small group will "need" a new one/another one (guilty of both), but for most people you either need zero or you need one and never need to swap once you have one. But I agree that having a site for comparing feels quite alien to those of us outside the US (for reference, I'm 40+, made military service and still haven't even seen a handgun outside of its holster on uniformed officers).
I didn't really get handgun culture (I'm in the UK, everyone has rifles and shotguns, handguns aren't a thing any more since we had a school shooting in the 90ss) until I read an exchange on Reddit which was full of comments like "Ah yeah but what you do is you unscrew that top part, drill and tap it a size larger, and then you can bolt on <some part off a different gun> which allows you to mount <some sort of otherwise incompatible accessory> and by taking a bit off the grips it'll actually be lighter and better balanced and easier to get the sights dialled in and then..."

Wait a bloody minute, I get it now - you guys are geeks! Just like the synth geeks and Landrover geeks I know, it's the same conversations with some different nouns in it.

I call them "Barbie dolls for men". You gotta accessorize!
There's something sexy about the CZ Shadow 2, even though I don't own nay handguns.
We do still have some handguns, such as single-shot flintlocks, muzzle-loading revolvers of 1850s design, and some modern handguns which have been extended with long barrels and counterweights to make them >= 60cm in length (IIRC). I think that these aren't very common at all compared with shortguns and rifles though. From what I've heard, when modern handguns were banned some shooters switched to modern reproductions of the mid-19th century models only to find that they didn't much like the cleaning (black powder makes a lot of mess), fiddling and slow loading that goes along with these guns.

https://www.henrykrank.com/guns/muzzle-loading-guns/

> From what I've heard, when modern handguns were banned some shooters switched to modern reproductions of the mid-19th century models only to find that they didn't much like the cleaning (black powder makes a lot of mess), fiddling and slow loading that goes along with these guns.

One cleans black powder firearms with regular old soap and water, which is really interesting to me. I hear some people even just put them in the dishwasher!

A practiced shooter can load faster than you'd think, but using a powder horn and the plunger is still considerably slower than loading a cartridge revolver with a speed-loader or by hand. It is possible to make paper cartridges with pre-measured powder charges that can just be dropped in and then plunged. In that case it's almost as fast as loading brass cartridges one at a time, which is still considerably slower than modern alternatives. This is why American cowboys would carry at least two revolvers for a total of 10 rounds, or 12 if they were feeling brave. The reason why 10 is that there were no firing pin safeties, so if you got banged hard and there was a round in the top chamber it could accidentally discharge.

As an aside, in the USA a 19th century design muzzle loader isn't even legally a firearm under federal law. You can buy one on eBay and have it mailed straight to your door. I don't know if any of the states have restrictions, but so far as I know black powder firearms aren't really used for any kind of criminal activity except maybe poaching.

Cleaning is indeed quite easy and could indeed be done with a bit of hot water and soap. It can take a while, though. I've heard that about the sale of these guns in the US. Presumably there's not much demand given the prevalence of better modern designs. Over here, an original antique revolver of that period could also be posted directly to a purchaser who could hold it without a licence, as long as they weren't a known criminal. If the owner wanted to fire it they would need a licence. I am reminded that there are a small number of modern revolvers using smokeless powder that have been converted to a loading mechanism resembling that of the mid-19th century. These are also legal here.

http://www.westlakeengineering.com/products/

Before the 19th Century, black powder was so incompletely combustible that firearms, despite allowing a huge amount of windage (the difference between the diameters of the barrel and the ball), would become too fouled to load after as few as 4 shots. That's why smoothbores were used long after the rifle was invented. During battles, soldiers peed down the barrel and used their ramrods to clean them.
For the sake of our society, I really hope most gun owners don't need to replace stolen guns as often as bike owners have to replace stolen bikes.
I don't think that's what GP meant, rather the common trope amongst cyclists is the the ideal number of bikes to own is `n + 1`, where `n` is the number of bikes you currently own.
Twice a day with meals, and call me in the morning.
Every time you throw one off a bridge.
Not quite the same but similar is https://geometrygeeks.bike/ for comparing, you guessed it, bicycle geometries. No bike photos on this one, though.
It seems like we need a meta website. "I need to visually compare the size of XYZ.com" that helps you find sites like these.
Camera size was great--I just wish they had old cameras, now that I don't shoot digital anymore.

One of the most useful for me is https://cycle-ergo.com . The fit and riding position of a motocycle is very personal--sport bikes lean you forward, adventure you stay upright, cruisers lean you back. But beyond that, can you reach the gound (and do you care), how much of a stretch are the pedals. The site is not perfect, but gives you an idea how you will fit before you have a chance to throw your leg over.

MG & BYD? more chinese makes, they're killing the EV market.
Yea the first thing I looked up was Hongqi (specifically the E-Hs9) as they’ve grown popular here.
Very cool. Is there a way to make the front and rear views overlap like the side view does?
I had the exact comment to make.

Overlapped view gives the easiest way to compare. A transparency slider might also be useful.

Going further a 3D model of cars set side-by-side on a rotatable plaform would be next step i guess though the value:complexity may not be that great. One could put a person standing next to it and make the person's height adjustable too :)

I feel like a product manager who doesn't need to care about implementation complexity :)

Whoa. For me its cookie choice box gives me one choice: agreeing to be tracked. I've never seen that, but it strikes me as pretty rude.
Actually it offers second choice if you read the text. Don't agree and lose some vertical space while using the site.
Right click, inspect, delete cookie question element!
Fortunately the browser has the option to disable cookies. I've never understood why people just don't use this option.
How do you login
login to what? as far as i can tell, it has no account functionality
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Yep, browsers should have per-domain cookie jars that get wiped when the all tabs/windows using that domain are closed.. and then a button not to wipe them on those few domains that you actually need them (to stay logged in).

But this is what you get when you have politicians dealing with technology.

Lack of decent UX for cookie management.
And it's also illegal in EU. The GRPD imposes to have the choice to reject tracking cookies. And it must be easy to reject, not hidden somewhere or requiring one to manually delete the cookies with the browser mechanisms.
Great idea! I hope to see improved search and size filtering in future versions. It's annoying to select the maker first and later model. It would be great if I can type the model, select year, and get results.
The page lists "858705 comparison combinations": https://imgur.com/a/coBCan8

For anyone who is curious what means, it means they must have 1311 cars in the database.

(1311 cars for the first choice * 1310 cars for the second choice assuming you can't compare a car against itself, divided by two since order doesn't matter. 1311*1310/2=858705.)

How I found it: https://hastebin.com/raw/ekeqegoxuv

If anyone wants to hire me as a data scientist, my email is open :) I code Python, R, and the major languages (a bit of JavaScript, Go, whatever is needed) and am interested in AI, my latest project is here: https://github.com/robss2020/computerplayverysexymusic

Ahhh, likely there's a few restrictions to "comparisons within groups" for some value of {group} ?

Is there any notion of 'same' as in only { sedans | trucks } to { sedans | trucks } etc?

no restrictions, meanwhile I found the answer :) (I put my original question into a pastebin) But thank you.
> For anyone who is curious what means, it means they must have 1311 cars in the database.

They do, the list is available here https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/. A quick pipe of this list into wc -l gives you 1311.

Thank you. Nice to have that confirmation! :D
No NA mx5 :( But some fairly obscure cars in other brands lol.
I was shocked to see my 124 Spider listed

But the NB is pretty similar dimensionally to the NA, only the NC is entirely missing

Huh, there is less difference between D-segment (3-series, A4, C-class) and E-segment (5-series, A6, E-class) cars than I thought.
One thing it's missing that would be immensely useful is a leg room comparison in front / back seats
For some reason this reminds me of the video games that taught me to aim RPGs with iron sights by memorizing the dimensions of in game vehicles and comparing it to a little measure on the sight to estimate distance and so how far to adjust the aim upwards..
Information regarding what common objects your front sight is the width of at various ranges is pretty a standard inclusion (though not a particularly emphasized part) training in professional armies.

Many optical sights also incorporate similar features.

This is beautiful. It must have been a lot of work to collect all that data and images. Although the UX is a little shaky. When searching for a vehicle the UI jumps around. And it would be useful to just search for a vehicle in a single query and not have to go always through the manufacturer first.
Pretty cool. Looks like there are some scaling issues though:

https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/peugeot-5008-2017-s...

Front side: the 5008 looks smaller even though it's taller.

Rear side: the 5008 looks taller.

So the Citroen looks taller even though it’s shorter by measurement.

Isn’t this exactly the effect they are explaining in the FAQ? (Link at the bottom of the page). Depending on the curvature of the roof line, if you stand closer or further away, perspective will make one car or the other look taller.

Thanks, I did not see the FAQ which was hidden underneath the cookie banner :)

You may be right. When looking at the side view, the rear of the 5008 seems a little higher, while the height of the front part is pretty similar in both cars.

Sadly no marauder in the selection. Would love to see the comparison
Should compare it to average parking spot size.