| Registration records of new 2005 and 2006 | | | | do, in fact, indicate that men tend to buy feminine |
| models cars from January 2006 to the present | | | | cars but women rarely purchase male-oriented, |
| reveal much about American men's and women's | | | | testosterone-fueled sports and luxury cars. For |
| preferences for cars. | | | | instance, the Eclipse Spyder, which is the most |
| Overall, men tend to love luxurious, high | | | | popular car among women, was also the car of |
| performance cars, preferably with a horsepower | | | | choice among 34.2% of male registrants. |
| of 367 or more (for women, the top five models | | | | On the other hand, when it came to the most |
| had an average 172 hp). On the other hand, | | | | popular male vehicles in the market, registration |
| women prefer cars that are affordable, practical | | | | figures showed that women don't seem to be all |
| and safe, and with a dash of design flair, as | | | | that interested. For instance, not a single woman |
| evidenced by the Eclipse Spyder convertible, | | | | registered Honda Motor's Acura NSX sports car |
| which had the highest percentage of female | | | | this year while only 1.8% of registrants of |
| registrants of any car on the market. It was | | | | DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG |
| followed by Toyota Motor's RAV4 sport utility | | | | performance sedan have been women. |
| vehicle (SUV).Another Eclipse model, the hardtop | | | | As far as particular brands are concerned, the |
| Eclipse coupe, ranked as fourth highest in | | | | idea that you can sell a woman's car to a man, |
| registration, marking it out as a true women's car. | | | | but you can't sell a man's car to a woman also |
| The survey prompted one observer to comment | | | | holds true .The brand that has had the highest |
| that the 2003 movie "2 Fast 2 Furious" | | | | percentage of female registrants so far this year, |
| prominently featured the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder | | | | General Motors' Pontiac subsidiary, still sells cars to |
| but that it was portrayed as a man's car | | | | a buying populace that is 47% male. Meanwhile, |
| belonging to the angry, muscular ex-convict | | | | DaimlerChrysler's Dodge subsidiary, which has the |
| played by Tyrese Gibson. In the movie, the | | | | highest percentage of male registrants -- and only |
| Gibson character drove a purple Mitsubishi Eclipse | | | | 14.8% of people who have registered a Dodge |
| Spyder. | | | | this year have been women. |
| It was an interesting point. Registration records | | | | |