You are absolutely correct.

It’s one of the reasons these things fascinate me.

I want to see how a group of engineers can rectify these seemingly conflicting design parameters.

You have the Australians pounding them to pieces in their dusty desert, you have the central Africans ferrying materials through waist deep mud,
Northern Africans operating in 100 degree temps, Finns above the Arctic circle, Central American transporters working in endless rain and humidity, etc.

I just want to make sure my Evian fits in the cup holders.