If we dial the clock back 20 years, we land on the doorstep of the second-generation RAV4. The five-door model was 155.5 inches long and 63.8 inches wide, weighing 3,186 pounds. The modern equivalent is 181 inches long, 73.4 inches wide, and weighs 3,615 lbs.
The Ford F-150 from 20 years ago (11th generation SuperCrew) was 217.8 inches long, 78.9 inches wide, and weighed 4,758 lbs. The modern equivalent is 231 inches long, 79.9 inches wide, and weighs roughly 250 lbs less than its older brother. In case you missed it, the current F-150 is all-aluminum, so it weighs less.
The XV30 Camry was 189.2 inches long, 70.7 inches wide, and weighed 3,252 lbs with the 3.0-liter V6 engine. A modern Camry V6 (TRD trim) is 192.1 inches long and 72.4 inches wide and weighs 3,549 lbs.
As you can see from the above figures, cars in general have grown significantly. According to Bloomberg, pickup trucks have added an average of 1,300 lbs since 1990.
