CINCINNATI—What NFL football team reminds female car buyers of a broken muffler?
The beleaguered Cleveland Browns.
That finding is from Swapalease.com’s annual NFL & Cars Survey, which asked thousands of drivers across the country to make predictions about their favorite NFL teams and to also pair up certain cars and features with their favorite teams.
The study further asked drivers about their favorite car features and what they might do if their car was totaled in a hurricane. Swapalease.com presented the online survey to more than 2,500 drivers across the country during August.
Gaining the most votes among those polled for their favorite team was the New York Giants (11.3%), followed by the New England Patriots (9.3%). However, the Patriots were most favored to win the Super Bowl this year (20.7%), followed by Dallas (10.1%), Green Bay (9.3%), and Oakland (6.8%).
Meanwhile, when asked what car they would vote as “Car of the Year,” the Tesla Model S (22.8%) received the most votes, followed by the BMW 5 Series (8.7%).
When asked which model would make the best NFL team name, most said Vipers (32.6%), followed by Mustangs (22.6%), Challengers (11.9%), Teslas (8.9%), and Volts (7.4%).
Here’s how survey respondents answered other questions:
Which NFL team reminds you of a car with a broken muffler?
Women: Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys
Men: Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets
Which NFL team reminds you of a rusty car?
Women: Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions
Men: Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions
What is your favorite car feature?
Women: Blind spot monitoring, large LCD touch display, collision avoidance, lane departure warning
Men: Voice command, auto parallel park, large LCD touch display, driverless car
When asked what those polled would do if their vehicle was destroyed in a hurricane, more men said they would replace it with the exact same make and model, while more women said they would replace it with the same make but different model.