How long is a family car?

Compared with things you know

• About 2.6 times as long as an adult bicycle (1.75 m)
• About 61% of the width of a full-size football goal (7.32 m)
• About 38% as long as a city bus (12 m)

Did you know?

A compact family car is typically 4.2 to 4.6 m long, roughly two and a half adults lying head to toe.

More sizes

• Full-size pickup truck5.9 m · 19.4 ft long
• Motorcycle2.1 m · 6 ft 11 in long
• Cessna 17211 m · 36.1 ft wingspan
• Bicycle1.75 m · 5 ft 9 in long
• City bus12 m · 39.4 ft long
• Articulated lorry16.5 m · 54.1 ft long

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