Remember when Ford Sierra estates were big cars?
They aren't any more...
It looks positively tiny next to that Mazda 6.
And next to my car.
Here's some dimensions for you according to Google's AI thingy:
The 1988 Ford Sierra Estate (station wagon) had a length of 4,531 mm (178.4 in), a width of 1,727 mm (68.0 in), and a height of 1,367 mm (53.8 in).
The Mazda 6 saloon has a length of 4,870 mm, a width of 1,840 mm, and a height of 1,450 mm. The wheelbase is 2.83 meters.
Meanwhile my car...
The 2020 Volvo S60 has a length of 4761 mm, a width of 1850 mm (excluding mirrors), and a height of 1437 mm.
Perhaps the more relevant ones though are the supposedly smaller Fords of today...
The Ford Focus Estate has a length of approximately 4,668mm (183.8 inches) and a width of 1,979mm with mirrors, or 1,844mm without mirrors. The wheelbase is 2,700mm. In terms of boot space, it offers 575 litres with the rear seats up and 1,650 litres with the rear seats folded down.
You get a lot more info on the Focus and it's bigger than the Sierra - while the Fiesta...
The 2025 Ford Fiesta is approximately 4040mm long, 1735mm wide, and 1476mm high.
Wider - and not a lot shorter.
And Google AI uses American spellings so obviously isn't intelligent enough to realise I'm sat in England.
But a 2025 Fiesta definitely wouldn't stand out on the M53 in 2025 - here's a closer look.
And the driver looked a bit like Dom Chinea.
