I am currently looking for a successor for my father for his 1992 Toyota Camry. Actually, he would like to have a more compact vehicle, without having to go down great, i.e. it should already be middle class. Unpleasant here is the growth of the size of modern cars. Manufacturers, who no longer offer an upper middle class or never had it in the program, started to increase their middle class more and more a few years ago, so that at least in size such a kind of middle class elding between classic middle class and upper middle class. (How many ‘means’ are now in this paragraph? ) I remember here the predecessors of the current Mondeos and Passats. Toyota has still acted relatively moderate here. The Avensis has also grown, but not so dramatic. The Yaris, on the other hand, has even steadfastly refused to join the trend of small cars around the four meters and is (outside) more compact than the competition. What will the next Avensis look like, for example? Current Mondeo 4.84 m, Passat CC 4.80, Insignia 4.83 m, C5 4.78 – with widths beyond the 1.80 m. With the new EU-compliant enlarged mirrors you get ready to drive to more than 2 m. So if you like to drive into the city, into the parking garage, in the motorway construction site on the left lane next to a 40-ton boom? BMW and Mercedes are the only manufacturers who still serve the classic medium-class format (4.50 to 4.60). Even Audi is proposing that the A6 with 4.92 and the new A4 with a comparatively modest 4.70 m. Underlying classes must naturally grow in order not to create a large gap in the model range. I assume that the future compact class will move towards the 4.40. The current focus is already at 4.34 m. What do you think of the constant growth in size, which also leads to a price increase? Do you take this with you or do you prefer to (heavy heart?) a lower class, e.g. in the new 4-m small car class?