Cheap cars of the richest Americans drive

David Dewhurst / AP

The Prius is popular with the rich.

By Douglas A. McIntyre, 24/7 Wall Street.
The richest Americans are Misers, at least as far as their taste in cars. Maybe that's why some rich Americans Empire remain.

Car asked 24/7 Wall St. trends research and light, to find company Truecar to the top-selling cars that America richly with the truck. Revenue analyses industry sales data of the 10 richest US ZIP codes of median income, according to the internal service, including neighborhoods in the gated community of Fisher's Iceland, New York and Greenwich, Conn., Truecar, FLA due to the 20 best selling cars from the Truecar report, 24/7 Wall St. the richest Americans drive identifies eight reservation details.

Affordable cars drive the most wealthy Americans. The average price of eight cars in the top 10 was less than $40.000. 24/7 Wall St. closed out the two most expensive cars because they luxury models considered, but by the standard of the end cars, they very little cost.

A model, that out of the top 10 is the Mercedes E class, which had paid an average price of $48.362. As Mercedes makes a number of models, which sell for more than $100,000, the E-class hardly Center the car of company model line on the basis of price. The second luxury car in the top 10 is the BMW X 5 SUV, which has paid an average price of $56.050. The X 5 M, the high performance model, costs more than $102.000 fully loaded.

The taste of rich vary not much of the average car owner. Five cars, buying rich Americans be Honda or Toyota. These two brands consistently among American buyers well done have and have taken market share from US manufacturers over for years. They continue to offer high quality, relatively low prices and efficient engines, the good gas mileage get. Toyota and Honda are cars at the top of the quality surveys. Two cars on our list are the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. The remaining three on the list are from German automakers.

Not a single American car made the list. Also, 20 shows beyond the eight top seller among the top German and Japanese models dominate. The only two American models on the broader list are the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Wrangler. As further evidence of the economy of the wealthy owner of the Grand Cherokee has an average price of $26.158. The Wrangler is only $22.510.

For those who assume that Americans drive cars usually $80,000 middle income far into the double digits, is different. If anything, the rich drive the same cars that most people do.

These are the eight cheap cars of the richest Americans drive.

1. BMW 328

Average: $35.146 type: car sold 2012: 54.415 (No. 1-BMW-model)
The BMW 3 series is the German automaker best-selling car in the United States. 147.801, Which sells BMW in the United States in the first seven months, were 54.415 3 series. With the exception of the 1 series, which sold very few units, the 3 series is BMWS cheapest model. The 328 base comes with a four-240 hp-engine, which hazard 33 MPG for motorway - gets exceptionally good for a car with such high HP. This base model comes with rear-wheel drive. More are versions with all-wheel drive the 3 series line and greater Motoren.Die is top of the line race Division of BMW "M". The M3 Coupe has a 414-HP V8 engine and a low price of $60.100. This includes not the $1,300 gas guzzler tax. In the new Vernon, n.j., this car is the second most popular and it is one fourth in century city, California, and Ross and Manhattan.

2. Mercedes c-class

Average: $34.064 type: medium-sized car sold 2012: 43.349 (1-Mercedes 1-Mercedes model)
Once again, has the rich go to offer a luxury brand for the cheapest car. The c-class is the best-selling Mercedes car. 164.918 Cars and light trucks that sold in the first seven months of the year 2012 Mercedes, were 43.349 c-class. The c-class has six versions. The cheapest is the 250 sport sedan. It has a small four-cylinder engine and four doors. The car can be purchased with all-wheel drive and a larger engine. The version of Mercedes AMG race Department has built a 451 HORSEPOWER-engine and retails for $59.800. This car as a third-party ranks the most popular in Palm Beach, Florida, and century city, California.

3. Lexus RX

Average: $38.561 type: SUV sold 2012: 45,1374 (Nr. 1-Lexus model)
The Lexus RX is the top-selling vehicle in the Lexus line, despite the fact that it is an SUV. It is also one of the least expensive models offered by Lexus. The car company, a division of Toyota sold two other SUVs--the $53,000 GX and $81,000 LX. The RX comes with rear or all-wheel drive and is powered by a 6-cylinder engine. Lexus has a high version of the name of F, the a 8-speed transmission and sold for $47,000 RX. The RX is the second most popular car in Greenwich, Conn., and the third most popular in Medina, Washington

4. Toyota Prius

Average: $29.762 type: car sold 2012: 143.297 (15)
The Toyota Prius was the 15th best-selling car in America through the first seven months of the year. The car is the best selling hybrid ever. It was introduced in 1997. Since then, more than 4 million units were sold. The Prius was also the third best-selling car of the world in the first quarter of 2012. The hybrid-electric vehicle is in four versions. One is a plug-in, which gets 95 MPG in highway driving, if only the electric motor is used. A 4-door sedan is the Prius. The Prius is the number one selling cars under the range from century city and Ross, California, a suburb north of San Francisco. The only other California city to the list of the richest zip codes in America, Atherton, crack buy Priuses only second in the Mercedes-Benz E-class.