tC, Prius among cars with mojo on Internet

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Feb 8, 2006 | 06:20 PM

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tC, Prius among cars with mojo on Internet

Interesting that auto journalists are so out of sync with the public.

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http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/07/Autos/brandimensions/

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"When it comes to favorite cars and trucks, the general public and the professional media don't always see eye to eye, according to a new ranking of favorites based on an analysis of billions of Web pages. ...

While the general public thought the Mazda3 was the best "Compact car," professional media preferred the Toyota Prius. ...

Among "Standard specialty" vehicles, the Scion tC was the public's favorite, but journalists seemed to prefer the Ford Mustang. ...

Feb 8, 2006 | 08:58 PM

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Interesting. I would like to know more about how they determined the "internet buzz", as they only say:

(Based on Brandimensions' analysis of Internet postings at various sites.)

Feb 10, 2006 | 11:00 AM

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With a statement such as that, shouldn't they have just said that they made it up?
Honestly, "various sites", no quantity, not one listed. what a bunch of BS.

Feb 10, 2006 | 07:19 PM

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Yeah, there is nothing substantial to back it up. I did some Google searches and I came up with completely different results. Whatever.

Feb 11, 2006 | 05:58 PM

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Well, data can be made to "say" what anyone wants, but it's hard to argue over the popularity of the tC (and all SCIONs)
I get compliments all the time, and people have asked if its a:
BMW
Mercedes
So, that alone is enough to show it's above it's $17k price tag in attraction factor.
I love the tC.