Does your car make people think you're having a midlife 危機? The 最高の，を越す 20 that drivers say do

  • 投票 of 2,000 運転者s 明らかにする／漏らすs 20 models 一般的に dubbed midlife 危機 cars
  • Most are 転換できる sports cars, with Porsches coming out on 最高の，を越す

By 略奪する 船体

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One of the stereotypical tell-tale 調印するs of a midlife 危機 is the 購入（する） of a sports car, 特に a 転換できる.

But which models do people think are the ultimate giveaway that someone is trying to mask their real age with a flash car?

A new 熟考する／考慮する 始める，決める out to find the answer by asking 2,000 運転者s.

The result is a 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of the 最高の，を越す 20 midlife 危機 モーターs - and it's bad news if you're 老年の 40 to 60 and own a Porsche.

Does the car you drive scream midlife crisis? Motorists have revealed which 20 models are most commonly associated with going through a midlife episode. Do you drive one?

Does the car you 運動 叫び声をあげる midlife 危機? 運転者s have 明らかにする／漏らすd which 20 models are most 一般的に associated with going through a midlife episode. Do you 運動 one?

The 投票 設立する that a third (32 per cent) of Britons know someone over the age of 50 who has 購入（する）d a sporty little number in a desperate 企て，努力，提案 to 再度捕まえる their 青年.

While some will argue this is the prime time to splash out on a 高級な car - 特に for those 長，率いるing into 退職 having paid off their mortgage, their children flown the nest and their 年金 マリファナ 強健な - there are still some?models that standout more than others when people think of four-wheeled midlife 危機 購入（する）s.

運転者s were asked to 指名する the cars they most 一般的に associate with someone who has bought a racy モーター to make them feel young again, and it's the Porsche 911 that （機の）カム out on 最高の，を越す.?

The German sports car 製造者's 旗艦 model - which dates 支援する 60 years - is the one the パネル盤 said they most 一般的に believe to be driven by someone going through a midlife 危機.

Some 39 per cent of the licence 支えるもの／所有者s who took part in the 投票 said this is the model that 叫び声をあげるs midlife 危機 more than any other.

The Porsche 911 is the car people most associate with having a mid-life crisis, a GoShorty poll has revealed

The Porsche 911 is the car people most associate with having a 中央の-life 危機, a GoShorty 投票 has 明らかにする／漏らすd

The Porsche Boxster came second in the list of midlife crisis cars. Over a third of drivers polled said they think it's a motor driven by someone going through such an episode

The Porsche Boxster （機の）カム second in the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of midlife 危機 cars. Over a third of drivers 投票d said they think it's a モーター driven by someone going through such an episode

It is followed in the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） by the cheaper 代案／選択肢 to the 911 - the Boxster, which is the midlife 危機 モーター for those with tighter 予算s.

Over a third (34 per cent) said this is a car people in and around their fifties are likely to 購入（する） to make them feel - and look - younger.

利用できる across four 世代s spanning 支援する to the 中央の-1990s, there a Boxsters up for 得る，とらえるs for under £5,000 today, which is one of the 推論する／理由s for why it is の中で the most popular two-seat roadster 購入（する）s の中で those entering their middle years and older.?

最高の，を越す 20 midlife 危機 cars?

1. Porsche 911 - 39%

2. Porsche Boxster - 34%

3. Aston ツバメ Vantage - 26%

4. Jaguar F-Type - 23%

5. Audi TT - 22%

6. Ford Mustang - 21%

7. BMW Z4 - 20%

8. Mercedes Benz SL - 17%

9. Audi R8 - 16%

=10. Alfa Romeo Spider - 14%

=10. Lotus Evora - 14%

12. Chevrolet Corvette - 11%

=13. 範囲 Rover Evoque - 10%

=13. Subaru BRZ - 10%

=15. Dodge 挑戦者 - 9%

=15. Land Rover Defender - 9%

=17. Mazda MX5 - 8%

=17. VW ゴルフ GTI - 8%

=17. Toyota Supra - 8%

=17. Ford 焦点（を合わせる） RS - 8%

Source: 投票 of 2,000 UK drivers 行為／行うd 経由で insights 機関 Perspectus 全世界の for GoShorty

A quarter (26%) of the panel said the Aston Martin Vantage is a car bought for a midlife crisis

A ４半期/4分の1 (26%) of the パネル盤 said the Aston ツバメ Vantage is a car bought for a midlife 危機

In fourth place in the ranking of midlife crisis cars is the Jaguar F-Type, named by 23% of voters

In fourth place in the 最高位の of midlife 危機 cars is the Jaguar F-Type, 指名するd by 23% of 投票者s

The Audi TT, which went out of production last year, is another sports cars often associated with ageing drivers going through a midlife crisis

The Audi TT, which went out of 生産／産物 last year, is another sports cars often associated with ageing drivers going through a midlife 危機

Ford's Mustang muscle car has been named in the list. Some 21% of people surveyed said they would associate with a driver going through a midlife crisis

Ford's Mustang muscle car has been 指名するd in the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）. Some 21% of people 調査するd said they would associate with a driver going through a midlife 危機

Also making the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） is the Aston ツバメ Vantage, with a ４半期/4分の1 (26 per cent) of the パネル盤 pointing it out as a midlife 危機 model, likely for deeper-pocketed drivers channelling their inner James 社債.

It was followed by the Jaguar F-Type (23 per cent), Audi TT (22 per cent) and Fo rd Mustang (21 per cent).

Other モーターs 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d の中で the 最高の，を越す 10 are the BMW Z4 (20 per cent), Mercedes SL (17 per cent), Audi R8 (16 per cent) and Alfa Romeo Spider (14 per cent).

Almost making the top 10 list of midlife crisis cars is BMW's two-seat roadster, the Z4

Almost making the 最高の，を越す 10 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of midlife 危機 cars is BMW's two-seat roadster, the Z4

Some 17% of voters said the Mercedes SL is a car they believe is a firm favourite among older drivers trying to recapture their youth

Some 17% of 投票者s said the Mercedes SL is a car they believe is a 会社／堅い favourite の中で older drivers trying to 再度捕まえる their 青年?

Only deep pocketed drivers aged 40 to 60 can afford to splash out of Audi's R8 supercar

Only 深い pocketed drivers 老年の 40 to 60 can afford to splash out of Audi's R8 supercar

The Alfa Romeo spider is among the more affordable roadsters people think drivers buy because they are having a midlife crisis

The Alfa Romeo spider is の中で the more affordable roadsters people think drivers buy because they are having a midlife 危機

When it comes to the 推論する／理由s why Britons dream of a flash モーター in later life, half (52 per cent) believe it's to make them feel young again, while a ４半期/4分の1 (26 per cent) think it's to appear more attractive to 可能性のある partners.

The 投票 also 設立する that almost two in five (38 per cent) believe owning one of these sporty cars gives the impression of having 達成するd something in life.

The 熟考する／考慮する, carried out on に代わって of short-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 モーター 保険会社 GoShorty, 設立する that men are far more likely to throw 警告を与える to the 勝利，勝つd and buy a sports car when they approach their fifties.

Almost a third (73 per cent) said they would, compared to just one in twenty (5 per cent) women 調査するd.

British sports car firm Lotus also appeared in the list of midlife crisis cars. Some 14% of the survey panel named the Evora

British sports car 会社／堅い Lotus also appeared in the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of midlife 危機 cars. Some 14% of the 調査する パネル盤 指名するd the Evora

Chevrolet's Corvette sports car is another model Britons often associate with older owners enduring a midlife crisis

Chevrolet's Corvette sports car is another model Britons often associate with older owners 耐えるing a midlife 危機

While not a sports car, the Range Rover Evoque can be purchased as a cabriolet. This might be one reason why it made the top 20 of midlife crisis cars

While not a sports car, the 範囲 Rover Evoque can be 購入（する）d as a cabriolet. This might be one 推論する／理由 why it made the 最高の，を越す 20 of midlife 危機 cars

Subaru's BRZ is the sister car to Toyota's GT86. One in 10 taking part in the poll said they think they are often owned by someone going through a midlife crisis

Subaru's BRZ is the sister car to Toyota's GT86. One in 10 taking part in the 投票 said they think they are often owned by someone going through a midlife 危機

Another American muscle car to make the list of common midlife crisis cars is Dodge's Challenger

Another American muscle car to make the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of ありふれた midlife 危機 cars is Dodge's 挑戦者

Andy Moody, 創立者 of GoShorty said: 'Our 報告（する）／憶測 showed men over 50 seem to be sticking to the stereotype, with a 願望（する） to put flash ahead of sensible cash.?

'It’s a 事例／患者 of Instagram versus reality, but in real life, with cars 存在 chosen for their 控訴，上告 rather than functionality.'

However, there is also an argument that not only do people first reach the 行う／開催する／段階 they can afford one of the 20 cars in this 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）, a clean 運動ing licence and history means this is also the time when 保険 賞与金s for these 乗り物s start to become affordable.?

Some 9% of people said the Land Rover Defender is a midlife crisis motor

Some 9% of people said the Land Rover Defender is a midlife 危機 モーター

One we thought would be higher in the list of midlife crisis cars is the MX-5. The roadster is affordable and offers a great drive

One we thought would be higher in the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of midlife 危機 cars is the MX-5. The roadster is affordable and 申し込む／申し出s a 広大な／多数の／重要な 運動

Only two hot hatchback made the top 20 of midlife crisis cars. One of them is the most iconic of all - the VW Golf GTI

Only two hot hatchback made the 最高の，を越す 20 of midlife 危機 cars. One of them is the most iconic of all - the VW ゴルフ GTI

Toyota's performance sports car, the Supra, was also voted among the list of midlife crisis cars

Toyota's 業績／成果 sports car, the Supra, was also 投票（する）d の中で the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of midlife 危機 cars

Rounding out the top 20 of midlife crisis cars is Ford's Focus RS hot hatchback

一連の会議、交渉／完成するing out the 最高の，を越す 20 of midlife 危機 cars is Ford's 焦点（を合わせる） RS hot hatchback

The data also 明らかにする／漏らす d that 68 per cent of those 投票d felt as a society we’re too quick to 裁判官 someone who splashed out on a midlife 危機 car, while 30 per cent 収容する／認める they are 内密に impressed by people who own 高級な モーターs.

A 類似の number (32 per cent) feel having an expensive 乗り物 would make them happier when they get older.?

And almost half (44 per cent) think the 概念 of someone buying a sports car 予定 to a midlife 危機 is a British stereotype, 主張するing that other 国籍s are いっそう少なく 批判的な of people who buy one later in life.

In contrast, over 94 per cent said they wouldn’t 裁判官 someone for buying the car of their dreams.

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