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How your car could be giving away clues about your personality

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Published on Sunday, 30 October 2011 22:40

Written by Paul Dunning

Your car really does give clues about your personality, according to research by scientists,

writes Richard Gray, Science Correspondent of the Telegraph. We all like to anthropomorphise things, and cars are just as capable of having our emotions being projected onto them.

Researchers have found that people instinctively attach human personality traits to cars, saying that cars with wide radiator grilles and narrow headlights are dominant and aggressive, while those with large windscreens have childish and happy "faces".

The findings may provide some insight into why drivers react in different ways to the cars around them and why some vehicles invoke strong reactions.

Specific cars were also singled out having particular traits that relate to personality. The Chrysler Crossfire, BMW 645ci and VW Sharan were rated amongst the angriest cars, while the Diahatsu Cuore, a small Japanese-built hatchback, was found to be the saddest.

Read the full article at the Telegraph here...