A Land Rover in green, a sight common on most country's roads, has brought into question of the IQ of its owner based on a new survey.
Despite being one of the most iconic automotive brands in the world, a new survey is unlikely to find any favours among Land Rover buyers for naming them as having the lowest IQ rating in the United Kingdom based on their choice of vehicle brand.
While likely to raise a few eyebrows, the findings by Scrap Car Comparison based on a standard IQ test of 2 000 participants ranked the Best4x4xFar marque last with a score of 88.58.
It was followed by the Fiat, with a buyer IQ of 90.14, followed by BMW (91.68), Volkswagen (92.25) and Volvo (92.40).
Also, out of the top-ten of the 22 brands canvassed were Ford (92.75), Honda (92.88), Kia (93.01), Audi (93.25), Renault (93.41), Hyundai (93.25) and Citroën (94.29).
On the other side of the coin, Volkswagen-owned Skoda was found to have the UK’s smartest drivers with an average score of 99. Second went to Suzuki on 98.09, with Peugeot finishing third (97.79), Mini fourth (97.41) and Mazda fifth (95.91).
ALSO READ: Lower vehicle depreciation? Go yellow
Placing sixth was Toyota with 95.76, while Opel’s UK sister brand Vauxhall finished seventh with a owner IQ of 95.11. Following in eighth was Mercedes-Benz (94.74), Nissan (94.74) and Volkswagen’s Spanish marque, Seat (94.71).
In addition, the survey found drivers of petrol engine cars to have the highest IQ with a final score of 94.35. Hybrid cars placed second on 93.89, with diesel finishing third (92.91) and electric cars last with a score of 90.19.
Out of the colour surveyed, drivers of white cars led with 95.71, while those of green cars were judged to have the lowest IQ at 88.43. In between were grey (94.97), red (94.88), blue (93.60), black (92.83) and silver (92.67).
“For us, being smart behind the wheel boils down to one thing – keeping yourself and other drivers safe, and not making decisions that would put anyone in danger,” Scrap Car Comparison’s Managing Director, Dan Gick, said in a statement.
The final outcome cantered on personalised numberplates, which fell in favour of drivers with a “normal” plate at 94.15 versus 91.95.
The complete findings of the survey can be viewed here.