1 2 3
Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
5/14/15 8:20 a.m.

There's always been a few cars that do this for me.

Cars that look big in pictures, but are quite small in real life.

MKiv Supra
FD RX7

New one today. I've seen them before, but when it was being outsized by an Elantra it really put it in perspective.

Porsche 993.

jimbob_racing
jimbob_racing Dork
5/14/15 8:27 a.m.

Original Datsun Z cars. When seen all by themselves, they're big. park them next to anything else and they're tiny.

DeadSkunk
DeadSkunk UltraDork
5/14/15 8:30 a.m.

The NC Miata looks big, but the dimension sheet says otherwise.

NordicSaab
NordicSaab Reader
5/14/15 8:34 a.m.

Silverado 2500HD... no wait, that's the other way around

Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Editorial Assistant
5/14/15 8:34 a.m.

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

drummerfromdefleopard
drummerfromdefleopard GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/14/15 8:39 a.m.

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.

ebonyandivory
ebonyandivory SuperDork
5/14/15 8:46 a.m.

Ok to play Opposite Day?

The new Traverse is MASSIVE up close especially sitting in front of Victorias Secret (or Payless Shoe) at the Mall.

scardeal
scardeal Dork
5/14/15 8:49 a.m.

I would say any LMP car.

T.J.
T.J. UltimaDork
5/14/15 9:17 a.m.

Agree on 917's and LMP cars.

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/14/15 9:27 a.m.

I saw one of the Audi R8 (LMP cars) from several years ago. It looks like a large go cart in size.

boileralum
boileralum GRM+ Memberand New Reader
5/14/15 9:27 a.m.

I was amazed how small my Z32 300zx was when next to my buddy's 00 Prelude.

ProDarwin
ProDarwin UberDork
5/14/15 9:31 a.m.
boileralum wrote: I was amazed how small my Z32 300zx was when next to my buddy's 00 Prelude.

Came here to say this. The Z32 is much smaller than pictures would have you believe.

Nick_Comstock
Nick_Comstock PowerDork
5/14/15 9:42 a.m.

Austin Martin v8 vantage. The really handsome early one. Looks positively massive in pictures but in reality it's just big.

Apis_Mellifera
Apis_Mellifera Reader
5/14/15 10:00 a.m.

All of the Porsche prototypes are pretty small.

Here's my MGA next to some modern sedans:

and here it is next to a Porsche 904, 907, 908, and a golf cart.

HappyAndy
HappyAndy UberDork
5/14/15 10:07 a.m.

Lotus Evora.It looks awkward and fat in pictures. In reality no one would call it big for fat, and the styling is not at all awkward. It is big by Lotus standards. Other Loti are heroin-chic models, the Evora is more like a competitive ballroom dancer, with proper curves and good muscle tone.

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt UberDork
5/14/15 10:58 a.m.

Dodge Vipers. I somehow think they're the size of a third gen Camaro from pictures.

wspohn
wspohn HalfDork
5/14/15 11:37 a.m.

One of the funniest photos I can recall was in a Triumph club newsletter. I don't expect that many of you will know the Triumph Mayflower, but it was a pretty small 2 door sedan with the same period styling as lots of limousines. The put one in front of a house with pillars and captioned it "Triumph Mayflower - Makes Your House Look Bigger!"

The car actually has a shorter wheelbase than of a Morris Minor! I was very tempted to turn one I had into a hot rod. The rear axle and front suspension were sourced from the Triumph Vanguard, although the engine was a wimpy flathead 4. It would have been pretty easy to have stuck in TR-4 brakes, axle and suspension and a more powerful engine, perhaps also TR-4, hopped up.

cmcgregor
cmcgregor Reader
5/14/15 12:03 p.m.
MadScientistMatt wrote: Dodge Vipers. I somehow think they're the size of a third gen Camaro from pictures.

I always think that too. Every time I see one in person, I'm surprised all over again at how small they are.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
5/14/15 12:17 p.m.

PT Cruiser

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/14/15 12:25 p.m.

Miata.

johnp2
johnp2 Reader
5/14/15 12:31 p.m.

Acura NSX?

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
5/14/15 12:45 p.m.

I feel like once the mind perceives something as an actual car, it makes you think it is the size of a modern car for the most part.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/14/15 1:04 p.m.

I thought the DeltaWing was much, much larger from the photos. I was expecting something with the footprint of a 1970's Cadillac sedan. When I saw it at Road Atlanta, I assumed that it was a 3/4 scale model. Even this picture I took to show it's size still makes it look big. (The guy behind it is like 15 feet away)

You have to look close at it with people around to appreciate how small the thing really is. Note that the front wheel arch is below the driver's kneecap.

novaderrik
novaderrik UltimaDork
5/14/15 1:26 p.m.

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

my 86 Camaro is much smaller in a grousetting than it looks when it's all by itself, especially in the parking lot at work when it's parked between 2 full size pickups or next to one coworker's 73 LTD.. it even looks short parked next to Fox Mustangs..

how about an opposite example, a car that looks small in pics bug big up close: i nominate the '05 and newer Mustang for this category. put one next to a new Camaro, and it looks rather huge..

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/14/15 1:31 p.m.
Datsun1500 wrote: The R8 is shorter, but wider than most people think.

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

1 2 3

You'll need to log in to post.

Our Preferred Partners
HIA319ZXrarhZD1AC8OsHifwWxSNJctZzeyuqHPgsNL7a0hZpf2rdpLKVZ33B18G