The Ultimate Chick Magnet

By Gawky Green @ twogirlsgogreen.blogspot.com To all my ladies out there (but guys, you should continue reading if you want to learn the tricks of the trade)--what's sexier? A manly-man in his late 20's cruisin' along in his pimped out GTR? Or his macho-counterpart steering around in his Prius which gets around 50 miles to the gallon?

Hmmm. It's a toughie. But personally, I kind of dig the hybrid more. Perhaps it's because I'd rather spend money on a million-and-one other things than gas, or the fact that I am a converted tree-hugger who wants to save the earth.

Either way, I'm definitely not alone on this one. According to GM's Challenge X Survey, 88 percent (!) of women would rather shoot the breeze with a fella who owns the latest fuel-efficient car than a fella who owns the latest sports car. Thus you were right [again] mom—it really is what's inside that counts.

Below are some other questions similar to what appeared in the survey. See how your thoughts line up with the results:

• Would you rather talk to someone who owned a fuel-efficient vehicle or someone who owned a trendy sports car? 80% of U.S. car buyers would rather talk to someone who owned the latest fuel-efficient vehicle.
• Is it a fashion faux-pas to drive a car that’s not eco-friendly? 45% of 18-43 year-olds think it's a fashion no-no to drive a car that is not enviro-friendly.
• If a show came out like "Project Runway" that featured people designing the best looking fuel-efficient and emission-free car, would you watch? 73% said, "Absolutely."

Though currently I am not in the market to purchase a car, I'm saving my coins and putting my prayers in for the Chevy Volt. For those of you trying to tone down your gas bill and tone up your social status, here’s a Chevy cheat sheet to getting greener.