Somewhat the opposite but when the door opening is too small to contort enough to get in sort of vertically, something has to go first. It’s almost funny that a human spine is all joints, but there’s just no way to bend my neck or back enough to get in some cars “normally “. Anyway, butt in first, all the way to the far bolster so there’s room to get my neck and head in, lift and shift to straighten out, bonk heads. It doesn’t help when the car is narrow enough to come close to touching shoulders when sitting normally. I didn’t entirely realize how many adjustments I made to get into some cars until now got my Forester, and suddenly everything was so much easier - a car for adults instead of a Fisher-Price Mobile. Suddenly a door opening tall enough to enter vertically, wide enough so the seat is not behind the B pillar, and enough ground clearance to make it much easier on the knees. It’s still a bit narrow but at least there’s shoulder space

The thing is I’m not that big or tall. So many people are so much bigger and taller and I just don’t understand how they do it. I blame a combination of safety regulations making the B pillar bigger and more central and front door opening smaller, and evolving design more exactly fitting whatever a standard human is. Older cars were definitely more forgiving