Clichés die hard among motorists: we encounter stereotypes every day about the age, gender or profession of drivers, but did you know that the type of car you drive could be related to your intelligence?
Indeed, very serious research done Comparison of scrap carstried to determine who they were the smartest drivers : she passed a daily intelligence test (IQ) to the panel 2000 motoristsand then classified them according to the make, color and engine of their car.
Škoda drivers are the smartest
The study shows that the smartest drivers drive Škodawith an average IQ of 99. The British platform also conducted another study last year looking into the potential for psychopathy among motorists and concluded that Škoda drivers are the least likely to be psychopaths!
We are in the second position of the brands chosen by the smartest drivers Suzukiwith an average IQ of 98.09 and then Peugeotwith an average IQ of 97.79.
Here is the rating of the average IQ of motorists by car brand:
- Damage: 99
- Suzuki: 98.09
- Peugeot: 97.79
- Min.: 97.41
- Mazda: 95.91
- Toyota: 95.76
- Vauxhall/Opel: 95.11
- Mercedes-Benz: 94.74
- Nissan: 94.71
- Seat: 94.71
- Citroen: 94.29
- Hyundai: 93.52
- Renault: 93.41
- Audi: 93.25
- Kia: 93.01
- Honda: 92.88
- Ford: 92.75
- Volvo: 92.40
- Volkswagen: 92.25
- BMW: 91.68
- Fiat: 90.14
- Landrover: 88.58
German stamps are in a bad place
At the rear of the peleton we find, in particular, Land Rover, Fiat and BMW: German car drivers achieve low results overall, with 19thousand a place for a Volkswagen or even 20thousand room for BMW. If research on driver psychopathic tendencies is to be believed, BMW owners will also be more likely to develop psychopathic traits than the average driver, with an index twice the average followed by Audi enthusiasts!
The study also looked at vehicle engines: gasoline engine drivers are the smartestwith an average IQ of 94.35, followed by hybrid (93.89) and diesel (92.91) drivers, while electric car owners are the least intelligentwith an average IQ of 90.19… Or an average of 4.16 points less than the owners of gasoline models.
Finally, regarding the colors chosen by motorists, those who choose a white car are the smartestwith an average IQ of 95.71, 7.28 points higher than the green cars at the bottom with an average IQ of 88.43…
Source: scrap car comparison
Source: Auto Plus
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