The Aston Martin has been revealed as the sexiest car of all time, according to a new survey by Turtle Wax, the car care specialists. The super-sleek DB9 came in at first place, leaving the more famous DB5 – which shot to worldwide fame after starring in the James Bond classic Goldfinger in 1964 – in its wake.
A fifth of those surveyed chose the Jaguar E-type as the sexiest car of all time, whilst the Porsche Carerra was named the third sexiest, with one in ten swayed by its appeal. However, the classic Russian Lada 2107 was voted the least sexy, with a 40% share of the vote. If you actually know what one of those looks like you deserve a prize. If you actually voted for the Lada 2107, I assume you were a true car fanatic and were just having a joke!
Andrew Freeman, European marketing director at Turtle Wax, said: “The Aston Martin is more than a car, it’s a film star and will always be remembered with old-style Hollywood glamour. The DB9 may never have graced the big screen with James Bond but it is a stand-out car regardless. It has a classic style and a superb finish, not to mention it drives like a dream.”
“Interestingly, our survey also showed that men and women voted the same when it came to naming the top three sexiest cars. Conventional wisdom tells us that men and women think differently when it comes to cars but our findings reveal they have more in common than we previously thought. The classic 1980’s Lada is languishing at the bottom of the heap as the least sexy car of all time and it’s hard to argue against that when you look at the bland design.”
Meanwhile, in the same survey, a quarter of men said they would stop going on nights out with friends in order to save for their dream car, such as a Porsche Carerra. A similar number insisted they would happily go without new clothes for two years so they could afford their favourite motor, while a fifth of men would forsake family holidays.
In stark contrast, only one in ten women said they would forsake family holidays or weekends away with their partners to raise the cash to buy a Jaguar E-Type or any other top car. A fifth of female respondents said they would dump nights out with their girlfriends, in order to help them save.
Andrew Freeman, from Turtle Wax, said: “It’s amazing the lengths some people are prepared to go to raise the money for their ideal car. Suddenly family holidays, new clothes and nights out with close friends all become a lot less important than the sole aim of buying that dream car.”
Finally, when asked which classic car most people would like to see brought back, the vote was overwhelming – the VW Campervan – the ultimate vehicle of choice for all globe trotters, festival-goers, surfers and rock stars for the past six decades.
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