These Are The "Official" Cars Of Where You Live

The type of vehicle someone drives says a lot about who they are, but it can also say a lot about where they're from. If enough people in one area start getting the same type of car, it can create a little bit of a stereotype. That's where the idea of an "official" car comes from, and it's what sparked this question.

That's why we wanted to know what the "official" car of where you're from is. What vehicle represents the place you call home better than anything else? It also gives us a cool chance to see where around the globe y'all are from, which is always neat.

Anyway, as it turns out, most of you think Teslas, Subarus and pickup trucks best represent where you're from. I need to know why that is. In comparison to other vehicles, Teslas and Subarus sell in pretty small numbers. Do they just stick out more since they're more uncommon? Who knows. Answering with "pickup trucks" does make sense. If you're from anywhere in the country with even a hint of rural-ness to it, you're going to see a shit ton of pickups.

But don't worry, we've got more than just those three categories of vehicles. So, why don't we all sit back and check out the "official" cars of where our fellow Jalops are from.

I'll see your Subaru challenge, Asheville. By my count, Denver has something like 1.4 Outbacks per resident. About half of them have one headlight out (I would love a technical explanation why I see so many late 00's Subies with a Wallflowers condition).

This is apparently the "official" car of everywhere, but I've chosen Denver as the Outback winner because that's the one that makes the most sense in my head. I'm very sorry to everyone else.

Submitted by: greyspace

Northern Virginia, USA... Any luxury SUV, lately I feel like it's mostly white Audi Q5s

DC power brokers angrily driving these around that entire area is a staple of the DMV. I am afraid of these people.

Submitted by: Rishi Patry

Phoenix. Nissan Altima with scuffed bumpers, a giant crack on the windshield, a California plate and a support Bernie bumper sticker

If you see an Altima driver coming up behind you, find peace with your maker because it's already too late.

Submitted by: chewymilk

Here in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) it seems to be the Golf GTI, either gen 7 or gen 8, as long as it has a loud can with pops and bangs. All murdered out obviously because street cred. When they are a bit higher in rank it will be a latest gen Audi RS3, same pops and bangs ofcourse.

We call them the 24/7 street pharmacists and they are everywhere.

The funniest thing is they all look alike, they all sound the same and the drivers all have the same haircut. And they're the only ones that don't seem to realize how unoriginal they are.

Ohhh we're getting international in here. I love it.

Submitted by: GulliNL

Napa Valley, California. A lot of folks in the winemaking, wine-drinking, and general wine supporting businesses.

Rivian R1T – our proximity to the Bay Area/Silicon Valley, makes a trendy electric model popular + plus it's great for virtue signaling your vineyard's eco credentials.

Full-size Range Rovers, Porsche Cayennes, Escalades, Yukon Denalis – capable enough for the school run and our semi-rural lifestyle

Full size F150/Silverado/Ram – the everyday beater truck complete with logo of vineyard on the front doors

I think I'm correct in assuming that exactly 100 percent of all Rivians are either in NorCal or on Bring a Trailer.

Submitted by: William

South Florida- rental mustang/camaro convertible. I don't think I need to explain this one.

This is the fastest car in the world. Keep everything else, this will dust all who dare challenge it.

Submitted by: dr.porschephile

The town I live in up here in Ontario is very crunchy granola, and generally full of hippies. You'd think, "oh! Must be Subaru then!" I don't think it is though. Urban Ontario has always been the home of small cars. So the Civic has always sold well throughout Ontario. As has the Corolla. Rural Ontario (and all of Canada between the Rockies and Ontario for that matter) is all pickup trucks. I drove a Mazda6 for years before I saw another one in town, but there were Mazda3's everywhere. So, it's a small car then. The most crunchy granola car then?

Right now, it feels like the Model 3 is pretty close to the official car of the city. I can't go a KM when I'm out without seeing multiple on the road. And this is a city striving to be green in every way. From the municipal government down to all the environment activism and the most complicated recycling program going. And it's a hippie statement car. It's still a small car – especially when you look at the size of the Civic now – so it fits with the overall vibe of the Province.

Now I'm just trying to say "Tesla" in a Canadian accent, but nothing is really working for me.

Submitted by: dolsh

Middle Tennessee: it use to be Saturn, but they don't exist anymore. So I guess you could go with the Nissan Sentra, because of the Nissan plant and the big corporate office...

but if you're talking about what I see the most day to day, it would probably be an American made four-door pickup driven by a soccer mom or an office worker, like everywhere else in the US right now.

We love industry, don't we folks?

Submitted by: SlickS30r

Detroit's west side (Plymouth/Canton). There are more Ford Escapes than there are people.

I have watched people open my Escape and get inside, thinking it was theirs. As I was walking up to it.

I have also tried to open other people's cars thinking they were mine more times than I can count. Mine is white... so...

I wonder what would have to happen for an "import" to be the most popular car in Detroit. Like, is it even possible in our lifetime?

Submitted by: muttons

Tulsa: Ford F150 or other full size crew cab pickup. I am the dad exception on our street driving a 3 row SUV instead of a truck.

Also, the other day while driving around my son asked why are there so many Porsches? He has a point, there are alot around, mostly Macans and Cayennes.

The Dodge Ram should be the official car of Oklahoma, because 'Twister'.

Submitted by: MarcusAurelius

The Subaru Crosstreks are inescapable in and around Pittsburgh. I think it's a combination of their AWD chops for the winter and the ground clearance/ big side walls that make it possible to withstand the abismal conditon of the roads with minimal damage that makes it a top choice.

Now is my chance to say it. I haven't had an opportunity to on this website yet, but my time has come. I fucking hate Pittsburgh. Terrible yellow bridge-ass city. 0/10. The next time I have to go there I will simply not.

Submitted by: Wulf92

Central Illinois which used to be home to a Mitsubishi plant is still overrun with Outlander Sports. I see them at every intersection. Now that Rivian has taken over the plant, I bet the Bloomington-Normal area has more Rivians per capita than anywhere else in the U.S.

I'm really happy the Outlander Sport is the "official" car of anywhere. It's a real surprise, and I love to see it.

Submitted by: vinny68

We've got 3 in Madison, Wisconsin/Dane County.

1- Subaru outbacks. They're the foul weather kid and bike hauler of choice, usually with an array of stickers on the back hatch denoting the owner's love of the driftless area, the great lakes or camping in general. Also usually paired with a prohibitively expensive hitch rack and almost never a Trek bike, despite Trek world headquarters being just outside of Dane County. Typical driver owns at least one piece of well-worn patagonia gear, men have beards, women ponytails. Kids in the back have a slightly feral look about them.

2. The Toyota Prius. Also covered in stickers, usually more political, at least one that reminds the viewers that the progressive movement in america got it's start right here in wisconsin at the turn of the last century. And another that says fox news sucks. Typical driver is either a totally buttoned down person in business casual OR a total old school graybeard hippie. There's no middle ground here.

3. The Tesla model... I don't know, I can't tell them apart. The egg looking one. Lots of those, more heavily concentrated downtown and on the west side, zero bumper stickers. Typical driver looks kinda like an android if I'm being honest- attractive in that Tom Cruise uncanny valley sort of way, also wearing patagonia, but branded with their tech firm's logo, looks to have been both dry cleaned and starched. Any children in the back are oddly well behaved. Like, are you ok level well behaved.

Since Madison is a college town, this make a lot of sense.

Submitted by: Buckfiddiousagain

Central Alberta checking in. Dodge/Ram pickups. Black, black wheels, 2" lift, slip tank, rolling coal, driven by hyper-aggressive oil-field services guys who feel the need to accelerate from every stoplight like they're John fucking Force.

I'm learning so much about Canada today! It's a far more red-necky place that I would have imagined, but I guess that makes sense. I mean, Letterkenny is filmed in Canada and so is Trailer Park Boys.

Submitted by: JohnnyWasASchoolBoy

I live in a wealthy NJ suburb not far from NYC and the official vehicles here are full-size premium/luxury SUVs driven by one person sitting alone (with the occasional kid in the back on the way to school dropoff). The Tesla Model Y is a runner up because since I guess there are lots of people in my town without eyeballs.

I can personally attest that this is true. Growing up I was very jealous of my friends' parents who drove cars like this. I had to make do with a 1999 Ford Explorer and 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager for most of my childhood. Looking back on it, I was probably better off.

Submitted by: oddseth