LexFather

http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/05/05...riven-by-women

Top 10 Cars Driven by Women:
10. Chrysler Pacifica: 59.81 percent female drivers
9. Hyundai Tiburon: 60.18 percent female drivers
8. Mazda CX-7: 60.19 percent female drivers
7. Honda Pilot: 60.28 percent female drivers
6. BMW Z4: 60.31 percent female drivers
5. Nissan Versa: 60.58 percent female drivers
4. Toyota Yaris: 61.86 percent female drivers
3. Hyundai Elantra: 64.28 percent female drivers
2. Kia Spectra: 66.48 percent female drivers
1. Honda Fit: 80.46 percent female drivers

SLegacy99

Oh I saw this. One car I see alot of women driving is the RX. I truly see very few men driving them, but it seems that all of the RX400h owners on this site are men. Only a few of them are here because its their wifes.

Which I also find amusing how many Penn State males I see driving RX300s with their straight brimmed hats cocked to the side....Yeah, my mom used to drive one of those. You're cool. Makes me chuckle.

GFerg

Thats a pretty big gap between 2 and 1. Interesting stuff. I never noticed any of this.

LexFather

The RX might have barely missed it, they usually are around 55% driven by women.

The Fit percentage is nuts!!! 80%

bruce van

So is it safe to say that the cars on this list are chick cars?

It's surprising to me to see the Z4 and Tiburon.

I can't believe the fit is 80%. I see a lot of young guys driving it.

pbm317

I also find the Fit's percentage to be surprising.

4ntvings

iTrader: (6)

i actually see quite a bit of middle-aged women, hot ones too , driving bmw 3 series or mercedes E class'.

eyezack87

iTrader: (4)

Haha, us SoCal guys have skewed opinions of the accuracy of that poll

I agree with 4ntvings though

mmarshall

You'll notice the top five on the list are basically econoboxes. That shows that, in some ways, women are more concerned about operating costs than men....and less concerned with status.

My hat's off to them........it shows they usually aren't as concerned as men about keeping up with the Joneses.

And, remember what I've told you guys so many times about the stereotype of minivans as chiefly female vehicles being a bunch of nonsense? You see there is not a single minivan on that list. The CX-7 and Pacifica are "crossover" vehicles and not minivans.

Stormwind

Where are the VW Beetles and Mini? I find it hard to believe without seeing those 2 cars on the list.

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Note that the top 5 are all entry-level compacts for each automaker.

It's rather simple really: women buy cars for practicality, cost-efficiency, fuel-efficiency, and a better fit into compact sized vehicles. Most men buy cars for all the wrong reasons...

TJW98LS

iTrader: (1)

Youd think. Its petty suprising to see those numbers. No girls around here have Hond Fits. The beetles are much more common for chicks.

mmarshall

Both have been WAY oversold in the image department as "chick" cars.....much of that is nonsense. In reality, there are more males driving them than many people think, although the Beetle convertible, more so than the hardtop, DOES seem to be quite popular with women.

whoster

any Lexus RX vehicle has been a staple in the Asian American Mothers market...


or go into K-Town all the BMW 530i's and the MB E350s are women driven...
a little step up and they're doing 745ils--though the S-Class seems to be slightly less common.

For those moms with younger kids they're rocking X5s and Q7s now...

blacksc400

iTrader: (4)

I am suprised about FIT, most of the drivers I see are men, and consider how many FITs are modified.

And also suprised that Yaris hatch is not on the list, maybe they cinsider hatch and sedans together, and then there are more men driving sedans?
I can't see myself in a Yaris, it is too CUTE for me.