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They could either make it narrower or slightly less efficient.

That length makes it too big in many countries, especially for just two seats.

I think it is already as narrow as you can put 2 seats side by side. But then indeed it becomes a tradeoff between size and efficiency. They went for maximum efficiency. And it is still 26cm shorter than a Model 3. So while not an compact car, not overly large either.

You’re comparing against a car that is difficult to use on UK roads due to its length and (to a lesser extent) width. Perhaps in the US it’s not that big, but here it is.

You can't be serious that the length of a Model 3 makes it difficult to use on UK roads? It is a typical mid size vehicle, there are loads of vehicles of this size and larger on the roads over here.

There are definitely cars that size and bigger and I frequently see their drivers struggle to park or navigate narrow roads.

I'd call something like a Golf/Focus "mid size". There's approximately two sizes below and two sizes above.

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