---
title: "Survey Finds That the Ford Mustang Is America’s Dream Car of All Time"
description: "A recent survey about dreams cars revealed that people who claim to be 'not knowledgeable' about cars prefer Tesla."
date: "2018-05-09"
modified: "2018-05-09"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/20723/survey-finds-that-the-ford-mustang-is-americas-dream-car-of-all-time"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Camaro"
  - "consumer"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Ford"
  - "Jeep Wrangler"
  - "Mustang"
  - "sports car"
---

# Survey Finds That the Ford Mustang Is America’s Dream Car of All Time

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Is your dream ride a sports car, a luxury sedan, or a high-riding pickup truck? The answer to that question will vary depending on who you ask, but for the most part, it appears that America has one "dream" vehicle in common, and that's the [Ford Mustang](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20694/watch-a-wave-of-lava-swallow-a-ford-mustang-in-hawaii>).

Gold Eagle, an automotive lubricant conglomerate, embarked on a mission to find out what folks around America consider their dream cars to be. In other words, if money wasn't an issue, what car would they keep on their driveways? The [study](<https://www.goldeagle.com/tips-tools/american-dream-cars/>) surveyed 2,000 random people across the country, and while most of us would think that brands like Ferrari, [Lamborghini](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20700/lamborghini-centenario-hypercars-recalled-over-incorrect-labels>) and Porsche would predominate, the reality was far different.

![message-editor%2F1525831365817-new-ford-mustang-v8-gt-with-performace-pack-in-orange-fury-2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1525831365817-new-ford-mustang-v8-gt-with-performace-pack-in-orange-fury-2.jpg>)
*2018 Ford Mustang., *Ford**

"The 2,000 respondents [represent a sampling](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/18140/dream-car-survey-reveals-americans-love-american-cars>) from across the United States," a Gold Eagle spokesperson told *The Drive*. "We didn’t have any preconditions for participating in the survey like particular vehicle ownership, income level or state."

According to survey results, the majority of people consider the Ford Mustang to be their top choice for a dream car. The Tesla Model S nips at the heels of the Mustang in second place, while the Jeep Wrangler, Corvette, and Camaro wrap up the top five. Interestingly enough, [the Mustang attracted](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20694/watch-a-wave-of-lava-swallow-a-ford-mustang-in-hawaii>) 61 percent of women's votes, but only 39 percent of men's. It's a much different story for the Corvette, where 59 percent of men chose it as their all-time dream ride, but the Jeep Wrangler appears to make the ladies go crazy with an 81 percent approval rating.

![message-editor%2F1525831404787-screenshot2018-05-08at9.44.45pm.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1525831404787-screenshot2018-05-08at9.44.45pm.png>)
*Survey breakdown per gender., *Gold Eagle**

As you'd imagine, geography and location can impact what someone desires out of their dream car. For example, someone in Miami will most likely envision a different dream ride than someone in Montana or Alaska. According to the survey, the Southwest, Pacific, and Northeast regions of the country chose the [Tesla Model S](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20669/tesla-will-reveal-the-locations-for-two-new-factories-in-2018>), while Midwest and Southeast fell victim to the Mustang's charm. The Mountain region was the only one to choose the Land Rover Range Rover as their dream car.

Perhaps even more interesting are the dream cars that different generations and "groups" aspire to own. For example, millennials chose the Tesla Model S, while gen-xers chose the Camaro and baby boomers the Corvette. On the other hand, people who identified themselves as "car experts" chose the Ford Mustang as their dream car, while people who identified themselves as "not knowledgeable" chose Tesla.

![message-editor%2F1525831622394-screenshot2018-05-08at10.05.14pm.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1525831622394-screenshot2018-05-08at10.05.14pm.png>)
*Top dream cars split by region., *Gold Eagle**

One of the details that jumped out was the fact that pickup trucks didn't rank at all with the folks surveyed, especially as [pickup trucks are the best-selling](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20415/ford-sedans-are-dead-in-the-u-s>) vehicles in America.

"We found that the Jeep Wrangler had much higher write-ins than any pickup truck," the spokesperson told *The Drive*. "We did have some pickup trucks written in, however, no one make/model had enough 'votes' to make it into our top 10."

You can explore the rest of the survey data by checking out the [full study](<https://www.goldeagle.com/tips-tools/american-dream-cars/>).

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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