How big is a family car?

A mid-size sedan is around four and a half meters long. That is 4.5 m (14.8 ft) long.

4.5 m long · 14.8 ft

A mid-size sedan is around four and a half meters long.

Average person 1.7 m

Family car 4.5 m

Family car next to average person, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

A family car is about 2.6× the height of an average person Average person: 1.7 m
A family car is about 2.3× the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
A family car is about 2.2× the height of a door Door: 2.03 m
A family car is about 1/1.2 the height of a giraffe Giraffe: 5.5 m

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