But it had "Focus" written along the back of it.
And modern Astras are bigger than Cavaliers - (and a lot better looking but that's beside the point)
Anyway, Autocar looked at this phenomenon this weekend:
They suggest several reasons including greater crash protection (crumple zones and the like) and the fact that we are getting bigger ourselves (McDonalds and the like)
However, I've noticed that when Vauxhall, for example, bring out a new Corsa, they claim it's bigger and better than the Polo or Fiesta so when VW or Ford update their equivalent, they have to make it slightly bigger than the Corsa and an upward spiral ensues.
So much so that you don't see Mondeos or Insignias on dealer forecourts any more because they are too big for anyone to want - especially when the Focus and Astra are plenty big enough.
This also means that manufacturers have to come up with new names for even smaller cars to slot in at the bottom end of the range.
Meanwhile, new-build houses are getting smaller so nothing will fit in a garage any more.
To get around this severe problem (the car names not the small garages) we need a pact between Ford, VW and Vauxhall such that every 10 years:
The Focus is renamed the Mondeo
The Fiesta is renamed the Focus
The Ka is renamed the Fiesta
and similarly with the Up, Polo, Golf, Passat and the Adam, Corsa, Astra, Insignia.
It may cause a bit of confusion in identifying a Mark 7 Golf - but at least you'd know what size it was.
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