Cars that look huge in pictures, but aren't

Go find a 69 Impala and park it beside a new Camaro.

Impala be small, other than length.

Mk2 MR2 looks small in pictures and smaller in person. NSX...except for dat ass.

Streetwiseguy wrote: Go find a 69 Impala and park it beside a new Camaro. Impala be small, other than length.

Impala be small, or is the Camaro a cartoonish behemoth of a car?

My 1979 Trans Am fits this description. It looks huge, but it's probably smaller than my Mazda 3.

EDIT: it's actually about 16" LONGER than the Mazda, but it's still not that big.

Jeep Comanche. I was suprised at how small of a truck they really are. I mean they are not tiny but I was thinking they were like a F150 size(think the 90's) when really its more like the size of a Dodge Dakota(again think the 90's).

Another phenomenon is that all British sports cars shrink over time. 45 years ago I fit in a Bugeye easily. Now I don't fit a TR6 without listing hard to starboard.

The last Mazda 929's sold in the U.S.

Tyler H wrote: Mk2 MR2 looks small in pictures and smaller in person. NSX...except for dat ass.

Wanna touch the hiney....

dean1484 wrote:

Datsun1500 wrote: The R8 is shorter, but wider than most people think.

I concur. I was really surprised at how small they are.

I had one go by me on the highway a month ago and I was shocked at how low it was and how wide the tires were.

I don't know, but the Ford Flex is the exact opposite of this question. Looks like a Scion xB in pics and an Econoline in person.

drummerfromdefleopard wrote: Veyron, looks like a grand statement in pictures, it barely larger then an Elise in real life. Porsche 919 and most LMP cars the same as the 917 in that regard as well.

First one that sprung into my head when opening this thread...

A little thread hijack but the new to me X Type is the opposite. Looks small but is longer and has more room than my wife's H2

ae86andkp61 wrote:

drummerfromdefleopard wrote: Veyron, looks like a grand statement in pictures, it barely larger then an Elise in real life. Porsche 919 and most LMP cars the same as the 917 in that regard as well.

First one that sprung into my head when opening this thread...

That really put's it into perspective

Lamborghini Countach is also very small. Very surprised when I saw one in person for the first time.

novaderrik wrote: C4 Corvettes look huge in pictures, but get tiny up close..

yep i had the old wrx parked next to my c4, and the wrx looked like a behemoth next to the vette.

This is my Opel GT parked next to my boss's Cayman. The Cayman isn't a big car but makes my Opel look tiny. Don't have a pic but parked my RX8 next to a coworkers new Camaro. Made the RX8 look small.

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Over the years having done post race tech for IMSA/Pro Sportscar/ALMS it is amazing how big prototypes look on TV yet they are all about the size of a Miata with a wing tacked on the back bumper. When I had the D-Sports Racer I sold the Datsun 1200. When I got the 1200 back I realized how small they are, not quite 5ft wide and even shorter than the Miata. What I found mind blowing is that a Porsche 917 and a Datsun 1200 are on the same wheelbase. I can't imagine the 1200 with 500 HP more and an extra 130 mph top speed, I have tremendous respect for the people who drive these. Now as small has the 1200 is when lined up on grid next to Spitfires & Sprites it looks ginormous. Back in 1981 when Formula One came to town we heard a car was on display, we ran down to Caesars and in the lobby was a Williams, I was just gobsmacked at how small it was and how low the sides of the tub were. It was clear that the tub was only waist high and the drivers entire upper body was completely vulnerable.

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Compare any full size pickup truck from the 1960s (or even 1970s) with their modern equivalent. I have a '66 F-100, and when I pull up in traffic next to a late model F-150 I feel like I'm in a mini truck.

how about small cars that you always thought were small, but never had an accurate scale of just how small? I parked beside a MGB in my NA Miata today, and was shocked that it wasn't that much smaller...narrower yes, and with less overhang, but surprisingly comparable in other dimensions... including apparent interior room

Yeah, I always thought of Viper's as SO big, then I saw one parked next to a GTR and now the GTR looks like a fat pig. also today I saw a Renault A310, (I think that's what it was) thought the were Camaro size, but they're more like 70's VW Beetle size!

saw this by the wife's work tonight. I knew how small they were but I forgot how low.

Ed Higginbotham wrote: I always thought Porsche 917s were huge until I saw one in person. I think it's because of those huge headlights.

+1

For the opposite: New Renegade is much larger than the pictures lead you to believe.

Bentley Continental.

Flight Service wrote: saw this by the wife's work tonight. I knew how small they were but I forgot how low.

GTR and Prius:

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