Auto brand Americans want most for Christmas confirmed - it's not a supercar

A new study has lifted the curtain on the vehicle brand that Americans most desire to receive as a gift during Christmas — and the answer is more practical than you may imagine.

Toyota took the number-one spot, with 43 percent of drivers seeking a car from the Japanese brand this holiday season.

Honda registered second place at 30 percent.

However, 50 percent of motorists wishing to receive a vehicle during Christmas said they’d prefer an electric vehicle (EV), Extreme Terrain reports.

Survey participants listed Tesla as the most in-demand EV brand at 28 percent.

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Other survey respondents revealed that 34 percent of Americans had bought a car during the holiday season, with one in 10 purchasers experiencing buyer’s remorse.

Only one-third of the survey respondents said they’d feel comfortable allowing a partner to buy them a vehicle as a surprise gift.

The holiday season is a prime time for vehicle sales as dealerships advertise year-end deals to clear inventories.

Between 2005 and 2021, December car sales were 8.28 percent higher than average monthly sales for the corresponding year, Automoblog reports.

Despite the survey’s findings, luxury cars tend to perform better during Christmas sales.

From 2015 to 2018, December was the best sales month for Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Lincoln, and BMW, according to The New York Times.

There’s even a specialty car-bow retailer outside of Philadelphia that people travel up to three hours to visit, which launched about 14 years ago, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The bow maker, appropriately named the Car Bow Store, uses a magnetic or suction base for its products to protect vehicle paint.