Online Survey Shows Consumers Want Better Performance With Greater Gas Mileage

The automotive industry is constantly changing. And sofor first place with a car attribute that seems to be the
are consumers' wants and needs when it comes to aantithesis of better gas mileage. Out of the 258
vehicle. When it comes to buying a car, the trend byrespondents of the online poll, 84 also said that they
which consumers choose their car is constantlywant their next car to have better performance. This
changing. Different factors affect their decisions andis may be due to the fact that most of the
currently, consumers are concerned so much aboutrespondents are from the US and the world knows
the increasing prices of gasoline. This is evident in thehow Americans want their cars to be. Awesome
results of recent surveys conducted by differentacceleration, tight cornering capability, and responsive
institutions. More recently, conducted an online surveybraking are just some of the traits of the perfect
to learn what the reasons are for car buyers whenAmerican car. All these come with a demand for
buying a new one.more fuel.
The result is synonymous with other polls conducted.While these two attributes may be hard to find on
But the online survey found out that consumers wantmost cars today, the advent of hybrid technology
two contrasting attributes in their new car. Tied for firstseems to be the way to put these two together.
place in the poll is the need for a car with better gasCase in point is that the Lexus GS 450h has been
mileage and a vehicle that comes with a betterdubbed as a hybrid muscle car. This hybrid car
performance. Now, these two attributes are hard tocombines great performance and good gas mileage. In
find in one specific car since high performance carsspite of the fact that the car is a hybrid, it still can go
usually have poor fuel economy. In essence, this isfrom a standstill to 60 miles per hour in just 5.5
because they need more power than other regularseconds. This is even faster than some non-hybrid
cars. This need for power translates to more fuelcars. While the Lexus GS 450h can attain a great
being burned thus lowering their gas mileage.acceleration and good top speed, it has a gas mileage
The online survey had 258 respondents and 84 ofrating of 28 miles per gallon. Of course drivers can
which said that they want their next car to have betteralso install aftermarket parts to make their cars
gas mileage than their current cars. This may beperform better and get better gas mileage.
because of the increasing prices of gasoline that isThe study also found out that a significant number of
most possibly taking its toll on the pockets of cartheir respondents want to buy a new car because
owners as well as the increasing environmentaltheir current cars need a lot of repairs to get them to
awareness spreading all over the world. This meansperform well. Seventy of the 258 respondents cited
that the majority of car buyers are responding to thethis reason why they are looking for a new car.
call for immediate addressing of the global warmingThe next reason why consumers are looking for a
issue that has confronted the world.new car is because they want to have a new car
The fact that better gas mileage sits on top of thewith a better exterior styling. Of course they can just
reasons why consumers want to buy a car is notuse aftermarket parts like Nissan accessories to make
surprising. What is unexpected is that the reason is tiedtheir current cars look good.