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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 05:38 AM
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Maxima - Top 10 modded car on Cardomain!

SEMA eNews, Vol. 9, No. 13 – March 29, 2006

WHAT COMPACT-PERFORMANCE ENTHUSIASTS DRIVE AND MODIFY

So what cars do compact-performance enthusiasts drive? Young Jin, Research Director of CarDomain InsideTrack, took a look at the 300,000+ U.S. vehicles on the company’s website to create a list of the top ten cars, which comprised a total of 58,738 cars (on January 18, 2006). “On CarDomain, the sport-compact vehicles profiled in this article (see table below) were 111% more likely to have a strut bar, 83% more likely to have aftermarket springs and 53% more likely to have modified their intake, compared to the average ride on CarDomain,” says Jin.

Many of the cars that made the top ten list are no longer in production but remain high in popularity. The Honda Civic and Accord top the list of cars on CarDomain.com (see table below), and some of the most popular modifications performed on these rides include new intakes, tires and stereo equipment.



SEMA research shows that compact-performance enthusiasts are more inclined to purchase a used vehicle and modify it than purchase their vehicle new—62.2% indicated they purchased their vehicle used. Young consumers in the compact-performance have a limited income, which helps to explain why buying a used vehicle is preferable.

According to Young Jin, “The owners of sport-compact cars on CarDomain were also almost three years younger than the average CarDomain user. As these young auto enthusiasts who characterize the sport-compact market grow their earning power, I believe you will see them continue to carry their passion for individuality and performance over to other auto segments.” Also, nearly two-thirds (63.8%) of compact-performance enthusiasts have a four-cylinder engine powering their rides versus only 13.4% of all other automotive enthusiasts surveyed. With this in mind, the composition of the vehicles listed on the table above should come to no surprise.

The data in the table above was provided by InsideTrack—a research service that CarDomain provides to its business partners and clients. It utilizes CarDomain’s database of more than 1.5 million members and over 380,000 rides to provide comprehensive information and analysis of automotive aftermarket and related lifestyle trends. CarDomain is an auto enthusiast community whose membership is 92% male and has an average age of 23. For more information on CarDomain InsideTrack, visit www.cardomain.net/insidetrack.

For a detailed look at the compact-performance market, including top modifications performed and industry expert perspectives, read “Performance or Appearance? What Compact-Performance Enthusiasts Want” in the April issue of SEMA News. The article is available online at insert link. For a free subscription to SEMA News, visit www.semanews.com.

Source: SEMA Research and Information Center



Seems interesting that of all the top ten, the Maxima owners modify tires and intake before considering audio. Good job fellas. Stickin' with performance before the tunes!
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 05:54 AM
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Nice info brian
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 05:57 AM
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Very interesting data. Nice find.
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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Look at the rice buckets that are in the top 10.... Maxima has gone

When a Civic is ranked #1, and a Cavalier #4... then you know it's a poll.
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 06:19 AM
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They count tires as a mod, do they mean rims and tires cause stock size tires on a max to me don't really count as a mod.
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 06:20 AM
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I wish it wasn't in the top 10 at all, let alone #6. I enjoyed knowing I drove a car that wasn't popular to modify - made it that much nicer to see a cleanly modified one.
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It's really sad to see that they consider a stereo HU install a mod.
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It's really sad to see that they consider a stereo HU install a mod IMO.
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Honestly the data is pretty stupid, it just says that mostly all of the other cars do I.C.E before considering other mods.

Just remember the way that Cardomain gets this data, they have the stupid select what you have box, and often times there isn't enough room to put in other things that are specific to your car, and not generic to all autos.

-Brian
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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yeah its kinda gay if we rank among the civic, jettas, and preludes, and NEONS!!!!!! thats embarassing.
that means kids are ricing out the 4th gens and soon 5th gens.
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by GBAUER
It's really sad to see that they consider a stereo HU install a mod IMO.
It's really sad to see you double post IMO...


I think this is interesting as here in the NW the modded 240 to Max ratio is 5:1
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