Chick Cars: What are they and where can I get one?

A short time ago the Toronto Star ran an article on "Chick Cars". We've all heard the term and are not strangers to the concept that certain vehicles are viewed as cars made for us women. The strange part of this article is that the judging was done by "Enza", a drag queen. Yes, you read right. Here at racerchicks.com we try not to argue sex, politics or religion - that's not our purpose. And Enza no doubt has some interesting insights. But let's face it, just because the dude looks like a lady, he still isn't a Racerchick. So we took it upon ourselves to get the lowdown from genuine Racerchicks to find out how they defined themselves and what they considered to be the ultimate chick cars. As always, Racerdudes were invited to answer the same questions for the sake of comparison and the results were, well, quite interesting.

What is a chick car? The answer is simply any car that is driven predominantly by women, marketed specifically to women and designed to
appeal to women. I think Cajo's answer of any car a guy wouldn't want to be caught dead in - now that's a chick car. Color played a big part separating the men from the Racerchicks - even if the object of our affection was the same make or model.
Convertibles ranked high on the list of which particular car best represents a chick car - and the VW Cabrio grabbed the top spot. Is it the feeling of freedom, the wind blowing in our hair that makes us so attracted to going topless? A convertible Mustang rated high as well. "I love my car," says Cecilia, owner of a 1995 VW Cabrio. "It's practical, easy to drive and gets great gas mileage for the amount of driving I do." She wouldn't trade it in for anything, except maybe a convertible Jaguar.

If money isn't an issue the Porsche Boxster, the Mercedes SLK or SUV (for "carting the kids about") and the BMW M roadster figured high on the chick car list - surprisingly, from both sexes. I wouldn't kick one out of my driveway for being dirty. The last responses noted any car that is practical and safe, yet fun and stylish; if a car looks "huggable", then a Racerchick will be there. 
(I must confess that I hug my car all the time.) "Women buyers tend to be more practical," says Joseph a local car salesman. "They ask questions not so much on performance but on safety". But he admitted to me that more and more women are purchasing those high performance cars that were normally reserved for the testosterone gender.

As for Enza - she was right about the VW Cabrio being a great chick car, but I have to take issue with her opinion that Vipers and Ferraris are tacky. "We chicks have our own curves," she remarked. Yeah, doll, but as any Racerchick will tell you, you can never have too many curves!