CarHub.com Quiz Targets Super Bowl Viewers
CarHub.com today released results of a consumer survey designed to help manufacturers and marketers select which models to advertise during the upcoming Super Bowl.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — CarHub.com announced the results of a consumer survey that could help manufacturers and marketers select which models to advertise during the upcoming Super Bowl.
The ongoing study is being conducted in the form of CarTron, an online quiz designed to help car buyers decide which type, make and model of vehicle suits their personality and needs. More than 25,000 respondents had completed the survey as of press time.
With the Super Bowl less than a month away, the quiz includes several sports-related questions. CarHub.com analysts have found that participants who identify themselves as sports fans tend to prefer “family-friendly” vehicles to more “sophisticated” models and are typically more interested in horsepower than fuel economy.
Sports fans also expressed a preference for happy endings and nonfiction literature and tended to admire Michael Jordan more than Mother Teresa. Among those who consider great professional athletes to be role models, the survey found a number of consistencies in selection, including:
More fun, less practical vehicle types
Models that are powerful and make an impression
Models that are more fun to drive than to look at
The list of vehicles recommended to sports fans has run the gamut from “family-friendly” (e.g. Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna, Subaru Outback) and “powerful” (Dodge Ram, Ford F-150, Dodge Charger) to “sophisticated” (Tesla Model S, Audi A4, Chrysler 300) and “eco-friendly” (Toyota Prius, Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt).
“The same personality traits that lead us to define excellence in specific ways also lead us to define the ideal vehicle in similarly specific ways,” said Jesse Toprak, CarHub.com’s founder and CEO. “It is these connections that CarTron takes advantage of in its vehicle recommendation algorithms that leverage seemingly unrelated questions to predict vehicle preferences.”
Originally posted on F&I and Showroom
More Dealer Ops

Dealer Debrief: Defection Data & EV Updates
In this week's debrief, host Lauren Lawrence discusses how to use defection data to your advantage and the latest on EV sales and charging infrastructure.
Read More →
How Defection Data is Bridging the Dealership Conversion Gap
Lead volume is flat, cross-shopping is up and brand loyalty is in retreat. As confident sales teams keep losing buyers they thought they had, daily industry sales data is showing dealers exactly where their funnel is breaking and how to fix it without buying a single new lead.
Read More →
Dealer Debrief: Where are you losing customers?
In this week's debrief, host Lauren Lawrence discusses the hidden leaks in dealerships where you might be losing customers without even realizing it.
Read More →
Dealer Debrief: Improving Your Inventory Management
In this week's debrief, host Lauren Lawrence covers a new survey that shows what service technicians really want and two launches that could help improve your inventory and vehicle life cycle management.
Read More →
Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is a Dealership: Why the Fundamentals Still Decide Who Wins
A teaching moment by a legendary football coach happens to apply perfectly in the auto retail space. Learn what it is and how to use it to your store’s advantage.
Read More →
What Market Timing Mistakes Mean for Your Reinsurance Program
When volatility hits, dealer-owned reinsurance programs face a familiar temptation: pull back and wait for calmer waters. New data from BOK Financial shows why that instinct can quietly cost you years of surplus growth.
Read More →
Dealer Ads and the FTC
The agency has made it clear in recent enforcement actions and warnings, in auto retail and other industries, that advertised prices must include all nonoptional costs to the consumer.
Read More →
Used Autos Supply Dwindles
The March shopping surge, despite high prices, cut into inventory by the most since the thick of the pandemic, Cox Automotive analysts calculated.
Read More →
Managing Risk Effectively Through Changing Times
The variables influencing risk pricing have changed significantly over the past five years. Being proactive and responsive to emerging trends is not optional but essential.
Read More →
Survey Reveals What Won't Fix What's Breaking Car Sales
AutoPayPlus says extra-long auto loans are trapping consumers and threatening the dealer trade-in cycle, and that the industry is leveraging the wrong tools to combat high MSRPs.
Read More →
