In the interim, the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports Hybrid is an excellent alternative. Versatile, spacious, fuel efficient, reliable, and dare I say quite attractive as well. The Toyota Prius V / α also deserves a shout out

That doesn’t explain ever expanding legroom and cabin space though. Why is every new generation of car an inch larger in each direction? The human body isn’t on average getting taller at anywhere near the scale that cars are (though maybe we are getting a bit wider…)