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Girls Love Little Footprints. Carbon Footprints

This is about as green as this Porsche 911 Turbo is going to get during its lifetime.You KNOW this Ferrari 599 GTB isn't a hippie's car.James Bond drives an Aston Martin DBS. He's also trying to save the world.Around 10 mpg in the city. But done in style. Bentley Brooklands style.One of the last true American muscle cars. The Dodge Viper doesn't quite scream fuel economy, does it?The Mercedes-Benz G 55 AMG is one of the weapons of choice for the Malibu surgeon or the next-door gang member. Doesn't help you rescue any dolphins either.7 mpg and the CO2 emissions to kill a whole flock of seagulls from only one push of the accelerator. The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 isn't about campagning for the preservation of the virgin forests.
In a world where almost every self-respecting plastic surgeon from the American West Coast or money-magnet player on the stock exchange has a four-wheeled penis extension with a small prancing horse on the hood or something similar, apparently there's more to like in a guy who rolls in a tiny (preferably unattractive because of the weird aerodynamic shape) fuel-efficient car than the aforementioned gas-guzzling exotic.

In other words, it really is the car that the chicks dig, but it's totally the opposite of the one you would expect. At least according to an American study conducted by General Motors as a part of the Challenge X competition, which promotes fuel-efficient vehicles.

The study showed that 88 percent of women would rather chat up someone who owns the latest fuel-efficient car versus the latest sports car. There, just in case some wealthy single dude was worried he doesn't have any reasons to care about the environment.

So, if it's a fashion faux pas to buy a Porsche 911 but it's more than recommended to get yourself a smart fortwo CDI or a Toyota Prius in case you feel that the regular attributes (good personality, sense of humor, financial stability, love for puppies and a take-me-home-kinda face) searched by girls in a man aren't enough.

Of course, it isn't always a wise decision to base your car-buying reasons on a study that says you're going to improve your chances with women if you buy an econobox or a hybrid. So we're turning to our female audience.

Would you rather give your phone number to a hippie who brags about pushing whales back to the ocean, hugs trees for a living and drives a Honda Insight or a metrosexual that has a very self-preserving image, makes people look younger for a living and drives a different supercar every weekend? Is proving that you care for the environment that powerful of a marketing tool that it can persuade a modern woman to choose a partner by the CO2 numbers of his car? By the way, contrary to what you might be inclined to think, the author of this article doesn't have a misogynistic bone in his body.

You might want to click the gallery below and choose which nature-unfriendly car you'd rather want the man of your dreams NOT have:
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About the author: Alex Oagana
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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