Over here: small is anything from a Smart to a Renault Twingo/Ford Fiesta/VW Polo.
Medium: VW Golf, Ford Focus.
Large: anything bigger than medium.
When I had my first son, we upgraded from a Chevy Aveo5 to a Ford Focus.
Everybody told me it was still much too small for a couple with a child.
It’s a family sedan anywhere except North America. Go away.
If your family requires more than 4 seats on a regular basis, sure, get a minivan; but I don't understand the appeal of an F150 or other large vehicle as a "family commuter" for, we'll say, the family of median size.
Two children fit in the back of the Focus until we got rid of it. They were 6 and 9. By that point it got leas squishy because the car seats get smaller with age.
Littlest kid went behind the driver because it was stick.
Sometimes!
I'm 6'3", so it only fits on the passenger side.
Now people think they need some ridiculous GMC Yukon for their one kid they sometimes have in the car, though 90% of the time they're just commuting by themselves. Then they whine about gas prices.
3 inches longer than a Camry