Once upon a time a 4 seater family car was no bigger than an Austin 7 Ruby.
In 1946 Mum, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma used one to drive from Barrowden in Rutland to Exmouth on holiday, it took 2 days....
Now the E-Pace and Audi Q3 are considered "small" and Google maps suggests the same journey would take 5 hours, avoiding Motorways. Using Motorways only 3hours 20 mins.
As a kid we used to holiday in Cornwall, Dad drove the family Ford Zodiac from Claygate to Redruth, using the A30 most of the way. We used to leave at dawn and arrive in the late afternoon. Today the same route is predicted to take 5 hours, so leaving at dawn we would be there for lunch!!!
This is progress, I suppose.
