And then again, other countries have lower limits on the weight of vehicles you can drive with a regular driver's license.
We're stuck in a race to the top.
Intuitively, a larger car is safer: if two differently-sized cars are in a crash, the big one will win while the small one suffers greater damage. In the modern age of safetyism, that means that if I'm on a road surrounded by larger cars, I also must by a large car in self defense. Thus, everybody keeps upping the ante, buying larger cars.
(FWIW, I don't subscribe to that approach. I favor a nimble and agile car to allow me to avoid a collision in the first place.)
Additionally, the newest models have had 360 degree cameras for a few years now since they're cheap to add and mark up the price by a bit. An inexperienced driver will have an easier time parking one of those than a standard sedan without.
It is profoundly stupid to own a pickup truck if you don't plow snow, need to haul things off road, or regularly tow recreational vehicles.
With that said, the higher trim models are easily the most comfortable vehicles to ride in that you'll find. I'm 6'4", and I can sit in the back seat of a modern crew cab truck without slouching and leg room to spare. Most smaller cars I can't even do that in the driver's seat.
For reference you can drive 60ft of recreational nonsense in most states with a basic license.