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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Unbelievable! Ferrari and Lamborghini are not primary option of women to buy
Detroit - We may often hear the phrase "car guy" and "chick car" because we like to think that the brand of car has an appeal relating to gender. But recent studies of TrueCar might justify this.
Page of TrueCar.com writte research results revealed that last year, only 6.4 percent of Ferrari buyers are women. While Lamborghini is driven by 7.4 percent of women. TrueCar.com said the results showed that if more men buy a car based on the appearance of a car, while women are more for reasons of practicality.
This research is based on sales data for 8 million cars during the year 2010. Well, the study results if about 60 percent of women chose the Volkswagen Beetle, as their vehicle.
"The study shows that women car buyers are more fuel-efficient vehicles and low maintenance. While the buyer of men instead, they chose to buy vehicle that looks big and muscular, like a big truck. Or choose a vehicle because the price is expensive or vehicles with performance high, "said by Jesse Toprak, Vice President of Industry Trends and Insights from TrueCar.com.
Then whatever cars are the choice of men and women based on research TrueCar.com? Here goes a list of big 10:
Options of male:
1. Porsche 911 : 87.9%
2. GMC Sierra : 87.4%
3. Chevrolet Corvette : 86.7%
4. Chevrolet Silverado : 86.3%
5. Ford F-Series : 86.3%
6. BMW M3 : 85.6%
7. Ford Ranger : 84.4%
8. Toyota Tundra : 84.3%
9. Dodge Ram : 84.2%
10. Audi S5 : 83.0%
Female choice:
1. Volkswagen New Beetle : 60.6%
2. Nissan Rogue : 56.3%
3. Volkswagen Eos : 55.3%
4. Volvo S40 : 54.5%
5. Jeep Compass : 54.3%
6. Honda CR-V : 53.8%
7. Nissan Sentra : 53.5%
8. Hyundai Tucson : 53.2%
9. Toyota RAV4 : 52.7%
10. Toyota Yaris : 52.7%
Friday, August 2, 2013
2012 Chevrolet Sonic is not an Aveo
General Motors seems intent on banishing all memories of the unloved Aveo – so much so that it’s gone and renamed its entry-level fighter in the States. While we’re still not 100-percent in love with the name (we can’t get visions of spiky-haired hedgehogs out of our heads…), all three flavors of the Sonic do appear to be vastly improved over the machine they replace, though one of them, the Z Spec, is still in the concept stage.
More than anything else, they look vastly better both inside and out, but until we get a stint behind the wheel we’ll hold off final judgment. According to Chris Perry, vice president of Chevrolet marketing, “The all-new Chevrolet Sonic blends the practicality of a small car with the passion for driving that Chevrolet vehicles like the Corvette are known for.” That won’t be the only time you’ll ever hear someone mention the Sonic in the same sentence as the Corvette. In fact, Chevy tells us that Corvette engineers are responsible for the ride and handling of the sub-compact.
The Sonic will be available in both sedan and hatchback bodystyles and with either a 1.8-liter four-cylinder mated to a five-speed manual or six-speed automatic, or a 1.4-liter turbocharged mill with 138 horsepower that’s hooked to either an automatic or manual with six forward ratios. For those keeping track, these are the same engines available in the slightly larger Cruze. You’ll also get a gauge cluster inspired by motorcycles, OnStar connectivity, 10 airbags and plenty more.
Read all the details in the exhaustive press release after the break, but not before you peruse the high-res images in the galleries below.
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