Culture Car News America's Most Stolen Vehicle: Cadillac Escalade
Posted by admin on Monday Dec 29, 2008 Under Culture Car News
Culture Car News
The Honda Civic has finally relinquished its title as America’s Most Stolen Car. The new king? Not a cheap econocar like the Civic, but the huge, hulking Cadillac Escalade.
Kicking Tires reports, “Large trucks and SUVs make up most of the list of the top-10 most stolen vehicles, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Cadillac Escalade ESV is king among this lot (with the regular version at No. 3), likely because of its high profile and desirability. Celebrities and athletes have made the vehicle a status symbol, and Escalade owners frequently include expensive options and add-ons like premium stereo equipment, expensive rims and interior accessories.” Many of the other vehicles on the list are trucks, possibly “due to the expensive equipment sometimes stored in the beds or tool boxes.”
That’s one possible explanation. Another occurred to Autoblog, which comments, “We wonder if this might reflect some people finding a nefarious way to dispose of their gas-guzzler and collect the insurance money.”
After all, a rash of car fires has already been attributed to people trying to get out from under expensive loans on fuel-thirsty rides.
The Highway Loss Data Institute compiles its numbers from insurance claim reports.
The appeal of the car can’t be the only factor. After all, ABC News notes, the Escalade is “15 times more likely to end up in the hands of thieves than the least-stolen car, the luxurious Mercedes E Class sedan.”
The complete list:
Ten Most Commonly Stolen Vehicles
1. Cadillac Escalade ESV
2. Ford F-250 SuperCrew
3. Cadillac Escalade
4. 5. Ford F-350 SuperCrew
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Honda S2000 convertible
Ten Least Commonly Stolen Vehicles
1. Mercedes E-Class
2. Buick Rainier
3. Subaru Forester
4. Buick Terraza
5. 6. 7. 8. Toyota Prius
9. Saturn Relay
10. Ford Freestyle
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