There’s no denying that SUVs are a popular option among car buyers; over half of Cartelligent clients opt for an SUV. We help our clients buy and lease all kinds of cars—from compact city cars like the Chevrolet Bolt to large SUVs like the Cadillac Escalade.
We thought it would be interesting to look at what vehicle style our clients are choosing in each brand.
Acura
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
93% | 8% | n/a | n/a |
Acura choices lean heavily towards SUVs with the RDX (shown) and MDX as our most popular models.
Alfa Romeo
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
33% | 67% | n/a | n/a |
The Giulia still dominates our Alfa Romeo purchases, but the Stelvio (shown) is an increasingly popular choice with Cartelligent clients.
Audi
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
56% | 46% | n/a | n/a |
Cartelligent clients tend to prefer Audi SUVs with the Q5 (shown) and Q7 leading the pack. We expect this trend to continue with the advent of the redesigned Q3 and the all-new e-tron.
BMW
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
46% | 54% | n/a | n/a |
Top sedan choices such as the timeless 3 series (shown) are slightly more popular than SUVs like the X3 and X5.
Cadillac
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
78% | 22% | n/a | n/a |
Our clients show a strong preference for Cadillac SUVs especially the Escalade (shown) and Escalade ESV.
Chevrolet
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
14% | 73% | n/a | 12% |
Chevy skews highly towards cars because of the popularity of plug-in vehicles such as the Volt and Bolt (shown) with our clients.
FIAT
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
n/a | 100% | n/a | n/a |
FIAT’s sporty 5-door models like the 500 (shown) and 500e are top choices with Cartelligent clients.
Ford
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
30% | 30% | 8% | 33% |
Cartelligent clients are fairly evenly split between Ford cars, trucks and SUVs with trucks like the Ford Ranger (shown) narrowly edging out the other two categories.
GMC
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
71% | n/a | n/a | 29% |
GMC SUVs, especially the Yukon (shown), are highly rated by Cartelligent clients.
Honda
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
37% | 49% | 9% | 5% |
Top sedan choices like the Accord and Civic (shown) help cars outpace SUVs, vans, and trucks with our Honda clients.
Hyundai
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
52% | 48% | n/a | n/a |
The Tucson, Santa Fe (shown), and Kona lead Hyundai SUV sales, while the Sonata (and its hybrid versions) are our most popular Hyundai sedans.
Infiniti
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
82% | 18% | n/a | n/a |
Cartelligent clients are choosing Infiniti sedans like the Q50 (shown) more than SUVs more than the QX80.
Jaguar
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
89% | 11% | n/a | n/a |
The Jaguar E-PACE and F-PACE (shown) have been huge hits with Cartelligent clients. We expect the new i-PACE to show similar success.
Jeep
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
100% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
The Wrangler and Grand Cherokee (shown) lead Jeep’s line of SUVs with our clients.
Kia
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
84% | 16% | 0% | n/a |
The Sorento SUV (shown) and Niro dominate Kia options with our clients.
Land Rover
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
100% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
The Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar (shown) are most popular among Land Rover’s all-SUV line up.
Lexus
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
77% | 23% | n/a | n/a |
The RX 350 (shown) and RX 450h, as well as the NX 200t and NX 300h, dominate our Lexus choices.
Mazda
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
80% | 20% | n/a | n/a |
Mazda’s popular CX-5 (shown) and CX-9 made SUVs our clients’ top choices for the brand, but the redesigned Mazda3 is already a big hit with our clients.
Mercedes-Benz
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
48% | 49% | 3% | n/a |
Mercedes-Benz choices are surprisingly even with SUVs including the GLC-Class and GLE-Class roughly equalling popular sedans like the E-Class and C-Class (shown).
MINI
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
n/a | 100% | n/a | n/a |
Popular MINI choices include the Countryman and Convertible (shown).
Nissan
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
27% | 56% | 10% | 7% |
The redesigned LEAF (shown) has dominated our Nissan sales this year, while the Rogue is our most popular Nissan SUV.
Porsche
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
65% | 35% | n/a | n/a |
Our clients show a definite preference for the Macan and Cayenne (shown) over the make’s iconic line of sports cars.
RAM
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
n/a | n/a | n/a | 100% |
The RAM 1500 (shown) leads the brand’s all-truck lineup with our clients.
Subaru
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
25% | 75% | n/a | n/a |
The five-door Outback and Crosstrek wagon are our most popular Subaru cars, but the all-new Ascent and Forester are increasingly popular choices.
Toyota
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
48% | 33% | 7% | 11% |
Toyota SUVs like the Highlander (shown) and RAV4 have pushed SUVs as the top vehicle type for Cartelligent clients.
Volkswagen
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
49% | 51% | n/a | n/a |
The new Atlas (shown) and redesigned Tiguan are chosen almost as often as cars including the Golf family of hatchbacks and wagons.
Volvo
SUV | Car | Van | Truck |
92% | 8% | n/a | n/a |
The XC90 and XC60 (shown), and XC40 are our most chosen Volvos.
Whether you’re looking for an SUV, truck, wagon or any other new car, Cartelligent can help you get a great deal on exactly what you want. Call our team of car-buying experts at 888-427-4270 or get started today.