Some Russians buy vehicles not only to get to work comfortably, they dream to travel by car. Preparing the report "Portrait of a Russian car owner", the specialists of AUTOSTAT analytic agency identified a category of Russians who see a car as an opportunity not only to move from point A to point B, but also to practise auto tourism as their hobby. An online survey revealed that the largest share of road trip enthusiasts is among the owners of the UAZ Patriot, where almost one in eight (12.1%) named auto tourism among their hobbies.
A little less, but still quite a large number - 9.8% or almost one in ten – are among those who own the Nissan Terrano. TOP-3 of fans of trips to natural and historical sights included the owners of the Toyota Fortuner and the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (9.1% and 8.9%, respectively). The owners of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (7.3%) are in TOP-5. A considerable number of car travelers (their share ranges from 5% to 7% of the total number of model owners) are among those who drive the Toyota Camry (6.9%), the Chery Tiggo4 (6.8%), the Hyundai Tucson (5.9%), the Geely Coolray (5.1%), and the Kia Soul (4.9%).
We should mention that most of these models belong to the SUV segment and only one of them is a sedan (the Toyota Camry). However, some experts identify the Kia Soul not as a crossover, but as a high hatchback, but it is disputable.
