European SUVs aren't the same as the american ones. Lot of what are considered SUVs are much smaller (You can't compare a Peugeot 2008 to a F1500).

SUVs are indeed terrible, but the models sold in Europe are tiny compared to American trucks. The most popular SUV in Germany for example is the VW Tiguan with a curb weight of around 1500kg. AFAIK the most popular car in the US in the Ford F150 with a curb weight around 2100kg.

5/7ths of the weight usually is not enough to move something to the tiny category.

600kg is two thirds of the weight of my first car.

Golf II GTI? Anyway my point is that if 1600 is tiny, then 35% heavier is hardly a behemoth.