What’s Your Dream Car? The Results of this Survey Might Surprise You

We all have a few dream cars we’d absolutely love to own and drive. Whether that’s a sleek Jaguar or the classic vroom of an Aston Martin, there’s really no accounting for taste. That’s never been clearer, it seems, as a result of a recent survey published by Gold Eagle, the car maintenance gurus.

According to the survey of around 2,000 motorists, the number one dream car shared between the masses was… the Ford Mustang. Surprising? Yes. Unfounded? Not completely – after all, if it’s reliability you’re after, few vehicles hold a candle to this long-running favourite.

And yet, the rest of the results skew pretty broadly. Tesla and Jeep feature in second and third, respectively, with no particular model selected, with the iconic Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro filling out fourth and fifth in the rankings.

It’s not surprising to see Tesla scale the rankings here, as despite some of the negative press the EV giant has faced over the years (no thanks to the antics of a certain Elon Musk), its vehicles continue to provide thoroughly satisfying drives. 

And yet, the Mustang overtaking Teslas in general as dream cars – it’s an unexpected result, for sure.

It’s possible that many people see the Mustang as a quintessentially American vehicle. Certainly, that appears to be the base for the people surveyed in the poll. Broken down into areas across the US, it seems those driving in the Southeast and Midwest of the US prefer the Mustang, whereas Tesla has conquered the Northeast, Pacific, and Southwest areas.

What’s even more interesting is that the Mustang appears to be the dream car choice of people who refer to themselves as “car experts.” Not a particularly humble label – and is that a qualified position?

Regardless, there’s also a divide between the generations, too. Millennials, perhaps predictably, lean towards Tesla, but Gen X? There’s a preference for the Camaro – and if you ask Boomers, it’s all about the Corvette.

Surveys on “dream” cars are always going to vary depending on where the takers live and individual tastes. For example, another series of surveys suggests Ferraris and Henesseys scale the heights of the most-wanted lists.

And then, there’s the matter of what you’d actually call “dream” in a car. Referring back to Gold Eagle’s survey results, words such as “efficient” and “luxurious” lead the way – and Tesla has pretty much got that box ticked.

Men and women, meanwhile, seem to want different things from a dream car. Women want speed and sunroofs, while men want cars that are safe enough to take off-road.

But the most-wanted feature in a dream car, according to Gold Eagle? Size matters, apparently – and people want safety more than they want fuel efficiency. What’s more, full EV features are pretty low on the wanted list – surprising, considering how fast the electric market has been growing over the past few years.

Do any of your dream cars feature in the survey results? Maybe you’ve been dreaming of a Mustang all this time and just haven’t realised it!