[quote=Eugene]
Interior numbers are hard to use. Nine out of ten people don’t even know how they are measured. They are affected by positioning of seats, etc. Exterior dimensions are nice and clean. And I doubt that there were technological advances in the last ten years that shrunk the engine compartment.

Median single family resale price as of Dec. 2010 was 360k

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/17/san-diego-home-sales-prices-fall/%5B/quote%5D
The advancement is that the wheels get push further to the corner, which help increase the interior cabin space. If the wheels are further back from the front of the car, then that’s extra space that would make the cars longer. Especially since FWD cars, the engine have to sit in front of the front wheels.

Do you have data of Median single family resale price as of Dec. 2000?