Filed under: Etc., Lifestyle, UK
This one's for the gals: the top 10 cars for women that'll make a guy's head turn
Eve Cars, a UK mag, interviewed "hundreds of men" and came up with a list of ten cars that women could buy if they wanted to impress a guy. First on the list was the 1955-63 Mercedes 300 SL Roadster. We'd like to take those guys aside and ask them if they'd really be checking out the driver. After all, if Estelle Getty pulled up in a 300 SL, we'd give her and the car a second look. Five of the cars on the list, at least where we live in LA, tend to be driven exclusively by very attractive women, which would appear to skew the results a tad.
Also on the list was the to-be-expected 911. The Land Rover Defender took the number four spot, two spots above the Rolls-Royce Phantom. There are some unexpected entrants, however: a VW Golf R32, and a Fiat 500. All we can say to that is: really? We're guessing that English men made up the interview sample, and we must admit to some shock that our brethren across the pond are doing double-takes for R32's and tiny -- albeit super cute -- Fiats.
Frankly, we suspect the title of the list should be "Top 10 Cars British Men Really Like, No Matter Who's Driving." Incredibly, a Ford police cruiser with fur-lined handcuffs hanging from the mirror didn't make the list. But maybe that's an American thing.
[Source: Eve Cars]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
stang fan 2:16PM (12/30/2007)
"Eve Cars, a Uk magazine, interviewed hundreds of men...." and the "author of this story is surprised that a British magazine interviewed British men?
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jeffzekas 3:00PM (12/30/2007)
What I want to know is: Which cars do WOMEN notice, when they see a guy driving past? Which car do I buy to get a girl to notice ME? (BTW, my wife sees a red convertible auto, and says, "Look, what a cute Miata!"... ANY red car, any convertible, is "cute" and is a "Miata". Are all women so oblivious to vehicles? A girl I attended university with said, "I only date guys driving Merceses (Benz) or BMW's!". Should I just glue a BMW insignia onto the hood of my Subaru? Or put a Porsche logo on my Toyota MR2? Because I've NEVER met a woman who could tell the difference between a red Boxster and a red MR2!
geo.stewart 7:31PM (12/30/2007)
JEff,
my wife thinks any SUV is a Jeep, even worse, she used to think SUVs were called RVs...
13 yrs later, she is getting better but the other day she thought an Explorer was just like my car (an HHR)....
I told her if she is going to be that oblivious, she can start calling me George Clooney...
kevin 2:34PM (12/30/2007)
you know if she,s driving a car like that she,s got (money)
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ckm 2:47PM (12/30/2007)
Or she's a trophy wife/girlfriend/mistress....
kevin 2:57PM (12/30/2007)
you got that right
porschegal 3:38PM (1/03/2008)
I resent your remark about women driving certain cars because they were bought by some man..... I am a single woman, have owned 5 Porsches (so far), 2 Jags and 3 Benz and bought them myself.....I surmise you think all blondes are dumb,poor and ignorant too...
aman 2:48PM (12/30/2007)
first the gays, then the gals, are we straight males getting discriminated against?
not a serious question
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ron 3:03PM (12/30/2007)
I believe the correct term is "disenfranchised"!
ugg.tryptophan 9:43PM (1/02/2008)
dunno, i think the list should've had more volkswagens but thats just me (vw=nice/cute, porsches=hott)
Harrison 2:51PM (12/30/2007)
I don't care what she drives, as long as she knows what goes on under the hood.
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a 2:56PM (12/30/2007)
i like the license plate almost spelled "EMO" lol.
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jeffzekas 2:58PM (12/30/2007)
What I want to know is: Which cars do WOMEN notice, when they see a guy driving past? Which car do I buy to get a girl to notice ME? (BTW, my wife sees a red convertible auto, and says, "Look, what a cute Miata!"... ANY red car, any convertible, is "cute" and is a "Miata". Are all women so oblivious to vehicles? A girl I attended university with said, "I only date guys driving Merceses (Benz) or BMW's!". Should I just glue a BMW insignia onto the hood of my Subaru? Or put a Porsche logo on my Toyota MR2? Because I've NEVER met a woman who could tell the difference between a red Boxster and a red MR2!
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More_PSI_for_me_please 6:30PM (12/31/2007)
What I want to know is: Which cars do WOMEN notice, when they see a guy driving past? Which car do I buy to get a girl to notice ME? (BTW, my wife sees a red convertible auto, and says, "Look, what a cute Miata!"... ANY red car, any convertible, is "cute" and is a "Miata". Are all women so oblivious to vehicles? A girl I attended university with said, "I only date guys driving Merceses (Benz) or BMW's!". Should I just glue a BMW insignia onto the hood of my Subaru? Or put a Porsche logo on my Toyota MR2? Because I've NEVER met a woman who could tell the difference between a red Boxster and a red MR2!
It's times like these that I am ashamed to be a women...I can't believe someone (yes even a girl) could not tell the difference between a porsche and a MR2. They are so distinctive! I am pleased to say that not allllll women are this stupid. I know cars and I know how they work. I repair my own instead of getting ripped off by a car shop (which I have worked in by the way...and it sucked)
Cars I would love to see a guy drive:
Lotus Elise (preferably that sexy orange)
Porsche Cayman (yes the S)
Nissan Skyline GTR (and yes I know they never came to America, but I sure as hell wish they did)
I'll stop for now, I could go on forever.
Judy Zik 5:25PM (12/30/2007)
You obviously don't get out much because there are lots of women out there who know and apprieciate cars. When I first learned to drive I didn't know how to check my own oil. It only took getting ripped off by the garage a few times and the death of my first car because they didn't fix it right for me to decide to change that. Your car is your second biggest expense after your house so I don't understand why anyone would not want to know about what they are buying.
As for cars girls like it depends on the girl like think Lexus, BMW and Mercedes for a woman with class and taste. But the car doesn't matter if a fat and bald guy steps out of it.
mygreenbird007 8:00PM (12/30/2007)
Comments like these drive me nuts. I'm sorry that your experiences have been so limited. There are plenty of women who can appreciate cars (and tell the difference between a Porsche and MR2!) for more than their label.
Personally, the cars that make me look twice are not because I want to check out the driver (and they're rarely Mercedes, BMWs or Lexus')!
And Noidor, there are plenty of cool small cars out there that could appeal to women...don't limit us to just vanilla! You only named one worth driving - a Mini (make mine an S though)!
My tastes lie among the tuner (and some Mopar) set - I have a lightly modded Subie (WRX) and I'll tell you an Evo or STi sighting almost gives me whiplash! ;) God help me if I ever see a 2009 GT-R on the road!
nikki 12:47PM (1/03/2008)
I have to agree with another comment posted...My boyfriend drives an evo and it is by far one of the hottest for a guy to drive..I think it says a guy actually has real confidence without trying to impress or care what anyone else thinks b/c he only cares about the performance
Jaymez 3:19PM (12/30/2007)
Not a single one of those cars would grab my attention. In fact, if she drives one of those I'm more likely to look away.
For a woman, driving a beater pickup truck will give me wood. The more redneck a truck looks, the more I'm going to be interested in the woman who drives it. I know from first hand experience that the women who drive old, beater, trucks are the lowest maintenance women on the planet.
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Noidor 3:28PM (12/30/2007)
Hence why a third of these cars are not even available in States. So if you're a lady and want to drive let's say a small cool car, then only choice is a Mini, surely not a Focus, Cobalt, Civic, Corolla (yuck), Sentra or a Dodge hatchback whatever it's called.
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nate_687 3:40PM (12/30/2007)
The only 3 cars on that whole list that would make me look is the Mercedes 300SL, the 911 or the Phantom. I expected the list to have alot nicer cars than it did.
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