| Auto experts say that women prefer chic and fun | | | | "(The Jetta) is especially popular with college students," |
| cars. Stereotyping dictates it would be difficult to figure | | | | Yos noted. "It's a fun, very affordable car. It's safe, |
| out a woman like Kate Moss and Paris Hilton driving a | | | | sporty, and we have a great college graduate |
| Ferrari. According to Kelly Blue Book, Ferrari, like some | | | | program." |
| of the other high-end performance vehicles, is a | | | | Third on the list is the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. While it |
| notoriously "male" car. | | | | has fallen in popularity in the last two years, the Eclipse |
| So what cars are associated with women? What | | | | Spyder was the most popular car for women in 2005, |
| cars are the flirtiest? | | | | according to JDPA, with 65 percent of all buyers being |
| Earlier, NBC divulged the top ten flirtiest cars. First on | | | | female. |
| the list is the Volkswagen Beetle. Statistically, the | | | | "It's a very stylish car, much better for a single person |
| Volkswagen Beetle is the most popular car for | | | | than a person with a family," said Nerad. "Even with |
| women, with 57 percent of all buyers of Beetles since | | | | one child it would be kind of difficult. It's a car that gets |
| July having been women, according to JD Power and | | | | attention. It's reasonably economical, especially in a |
| Associates. The starting price $16,400 and its | | | | four-cylinder form." |
| uniqueness seem to be the feminine appeal of the car. | | | | Next in line is another VW car - the Eos. According to |
| Rachael Yos, the VW brand manager, said that the | | | | JDPA, the Eos is one of the most popular brands for |
| color on the Beetle helps boost its appeal. "There are | | | | females, with 52 percent of all owners being female. |
| unique colors on the Beetle that you can't get on any | | | | Yos, however, views the car as appealing to an |
| other vehicle. I think the Beetle is a more feminine car | | | | almost solely female clientele, mostly in their 30s. "I think |
| to begin with, it's a real rounded shape," she said. | | | | I've only sold one male an Eos so far. It's definitely a |
| "Females, they have a much better sense of styling | | | | female-driven car," he said. "I think it definitely has an |
| than men," said Tom Lisle, the general manager of | | | | elegant feel to it, just a really sleek line." |
| Denny Hecker VW Dealership in Inver Grove Heights, | | | | BMW enters the list with its captivating Z4. The Z4 is |
| Minn. "I think they like being different." | | | | engineered to cater to auto fetishes of successful, |
| Women are so into style. As a fact, it is one of the | | | | young women. Even for those who cannot afford the |
| most important factors that a woman considers in | | | | car, the Z4 still is still their option. |
| purchasing a car. The Beetle has it. Its sibling, the Jetta, | | | | Representing Japanese car magnet is the Toyota |
| has it too. No wonder the latter comes next to the | | | | RAV4, a sleek SUV. "It has a sporty feel, but you're still |
| Beetle on NBC's list. It is not just the VW Jetta grille - it | | | | high enough up so you feel like you have the security |
| is the entirety of the package. | | | | of an SUV, but with great gas mileage," Yos said. "It's |
| The Volkswagen Jetta continues to be one of the | | | | very inexpensive. You can get Rav-4's for as little as |
| most popular automobiles for young women, said Kelly | | | | $20,000. They're real great starter cars." |
| Blue Book senior editor Jack Nerad. The reason is the | | | | Completing the top ten are the Honda CR-V, Pontiac |
| overall price (around $16,500), and its style and | | | | Solstice, Mini Cooper, and the Mazda Miata. |
| performance. | | | | |