|
2003 Auto Shows: Future Drivers
|
| Detroit, Hollywood students judge future cars and trucks |
|
| Updated |
Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
| Rating |
 142 ( -21 -14.78% ) | | Author | staff |
|
|
| Other author's articles: | - Andy Roddick - Celebrity biography
- xxx - Consumers were apparently sensitive to a recent dip in factory incentives. Although still higher than a year-ago April, incentives fell to an average of $3,591 per vehicle from an average of $3,769 per vehicle in March. One-third of potential car…
- 2004 Auto Show: Geneva - Ford's Fast Fiesta
| | Show all author's articles |
Description:
What does the future think of tomorrow's new vehicles?
Good question, so we went straight to the source to find out if tomorrow’s drivers would drive any of the vehicles on display at the Auto Show. From high school students from Los Angeles (the capital of the car culture) and Detroit (the time-honored Motor City) -- we heard their opinions, and were surprised (George Bush in a Scion?) at some of the results.
QA: Joyride!
What Auto Show car would you most like to "borrow" for a few hours on a sunny Saturday?
Take our survey...
Features
Photo Gallery:
Detroit
Los Angeles
The Lucky Seven
Our Best Bets for Success
Designer Vehicles
New vehicles Take Aim at Low-Volume Markets
Truck Wars
No Longer a Civil War
Lux-o-mite!
Have automakers lost their minds?
Chicago Headlines
Chicago's not the place to showcase fuel economy
-->
Minivans and super sedans
Toyota's big truck, Suzuki's big move and the VW GTI
Detroit Headlines
Nissan Titan, GM's Big Day
Mustang's
Back, Nissan on a Quest
Luxury,
Performance and Utility
F-150,
Endeavor and FX45
Maybach,
VW and Aston Martin
Fantasy
and Practicality
General Motors Dominates Final Day
North American Car and Truck of the Year:
Mini Cooper/S
Volvo XC90
LA Headlines
Toyota's Scion launches the xA, xB.
Debuts and Previews
Future Drivers
The Future World of Cars, according to teenagers...find out what car they think President George W. Bush should drive.
Sound Off!
What is a Scion, anyway? And why is Pontiac debuting a GTO when fuel economy's the thing? Click here and register you opinion!
Despite a 2284 mile geographic and cultural gap, 50 percent of teens from both Hollywood High School and Detroit City High picked the Cadillac XLR as their "dream car", easily surpassing their number two choice, the Pontiac GTO, which was selected by 12% of respondents.
The Hollywood High and Detroit City High students were asked to respond to photos and descriptions of the Cadillac XLR, GM Autonomy, Ford GT, Ford MA, Honda FCX, Pontiac GTO and Toyota’s Scion xB. While many of the resulting impressions are expressed in language that is not usually used in Detroit’s boardrooms -- the word "tight," for example, is used to describe the popular Cadillac XLR and the term "phat" to describe the new Honda FCX -- Autobytel’s unofficial study provides a candid snapshot of notoriously fickle youth tastes and preferences, many of which fly in the face of conventional wisdom. The teen’s favorite concept, the Cadillac XLR, beat youth-focused offerings like the Scion xB, which won the hearts of only 11% of the students who were surveyed.
The teens were also asked which public figure would, in their opinion, most likely drive each concept car. While teens agreed on their dream car, they often expressed differing opinions about which celebrity would pilot a particular vehicle. For example, Hollywood High students believed George Bush would be a likely driver of the Ford MA while Detroit City High students selected film star Pierce
Brosnon. However, teen diva Britney Spears was placed in the fuel cell-powered Honda FCX by students in both high schools, and George W. Bush was the figure most associated with the Scion, which has been heavily marketed to younger drivers.
Known for its respected Performing Arts program, Hollywood High School is home to over two thousand students and is located in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, CA. Detroit City High, known for winning the state basketball championship in 2000, serves two
hundred and eighty-five students, and its main campus is located in the heart of Motown. Results from Autobytel's Teen Auto Show survey were calculated from over 75 survey questionnaires sent to senior classes in Detroit and Hollywood.
Click here for complete survey results!
Last Year's Highlights
It was a year to take notice for even the most non-enthusiastic car shopper. A show season of landmark debuts and promising previews, with very few boring cars sweating under the showroom lights. From the controversial BMW 7-Series to the Nissan 350Z, the Ford GT-40 and the Toyota Corolla, automakers put on a show that will be hard to beat in 2003...
-->
2003 Future Driver Vehicles
More Show Photos...
-->
d |
| Similar news: | - Court sets aside new driver rules - A federal appeals court yesterday set aside new rules governing truck drivers' working hours, finding that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration did not adequately consider their impact on truck drivers' health.
- New petrol price misery for drivers - "I think we are unfortunately going to have to live with petrol over 80p a litre for the foreseeable future. Certainly in the short to medium-term it looks like the pressure will continue." - Richard Freeman, spokesman for the Automobile Association ...
- Oil edges up above $51 as drivers rev up - Oil prices inched up above $51 abarrel on Friday on concerns about U.S. supplies as the peaksummer driving season gets into gear, but the gain was seenlimited as a stronger dollar lured away some fund money.
| | Find all news similar on 2003 Auto Shows: Future Drivers |
|
