“Big” is a relative term and I will say this: as long as I have to drive on the highways along with double trailer big eighteens whose drivers are high on speed and on tight time schedules, I am driving an SUV and not some tin can.
My son, who just turned 17, called me last summer to tell me he'd just been in an accident. He's an awesome young man, and so I've allowed him to drive the 2014 Chevy Silverado while I drove the 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 (which I replaced this past weekend with a 2014 Ram 1500). Anyway, of course I freaked out, worried about him, the insurance, etc. I went to the scene of the accident while he was still there with the officer and the girl who had rear-ended him. I saw her car first. It must have been TERRIFYING for her, as the front of her Honda Fit was crumpled like an aluminum can. I think you'll see in these pics why I am sold on trucks. His bumper did cost around $1500 to replace, which her insurance covered.
