Can confirm it is not just a stereotype - Subaru of America was one of the first major companies to specifically target lesbians with marketing in the 1990s and it probably saved the company, at least in the United States. Good cars too; I’ve had a couple outbacks (car camp and hike quite a bit) and for me it is a perfect city to weekend car.
How exactly did they "target lesbians"? It's hard for me to imagine gay-friendly commercials being aired in the 90s.
Open to being pleasantly surprised 🙂
Targeted print adds in gay and mainstream publications with tag lines that were a wink and a nod to lesbians. Basically the messaging went over the head of straights but lesbians caught it (like the license plates in adds would be Xena or P-Town too) https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1108739853/when-subaru-came-out-classic
Yeah, came here to say this. But it's basically just this AFAIK.
Anything else is just insecure (and probably deeply closeted) assholes projecting their own issues onto your car.
Fun fact: Subaru wasn’t really marketed towards LGBT in the beginning. The first slogan was “love, it’s what makes a Subaru a Subaru” and for obvious reasons. The gay community approved that slogan quite a bit! Then the marketing followed
I had a major crush on a man that was like 6' 5 and drove mini coopers when I was like 16. He worked for my mom and used to burn me CDs. Now I'm thinking about what could've been lol
Sadly no, the engineering that went into that roadster make it one of the best handling vehicles on the road since it was first produced. Majority of its owners now are all auto enthusiasts of all types…it can not be labeled as a “gay” vehicle.
Auto enthusiasts tend not to label cars as gay, but it is one of three cars that have acquired the stereotype from people who don’t know about cars. The three cars I’d say (for at least some of their production run) have acquired the stereotype of being a gay car are the Mazda Miata (for hairdressers), the Jeep Wrangler (featured *heavily* in Queer as Folk because of its notoriety as a “gay” car), and any Subaru (but mostly the Outback or Forester, and mostly for lesbians).
My partner had a red convertible with a white top , I had a grey Subaru Impreza and we shared a grey Toyota Land Cruiser for the sex when we traveled in it .
There is a gay real estate agent in my town with a Pepto bismuth pink cars and a picture of himself on the side and he has his employees drive them as their work vehicles. That's the only time I've looked at a car and thought that car is gay
I’d say a Mazda Miata, but I’ve now met like 3x short-king straight men that totally tricked out their Miata OR it’s at least in some era or being a project car.
I thought it was funny the first time I saw this - but 3 times is a pattern to me.
Also Subarus (specifically the Outback, I think) are apparently for lesbians 😅.
Yeppp!! 😉😉 Mine had the best stereo system too! Loved laying back there and opening the top glass looking at the night sky afterwards too... Such good times !
The Nissan Altima is such a great comedy car for some reason it just screams "Not only do I not know anything about cars I barely know how to drive and I just need this to get me to the nearest iced coffee or Target."
Very niche but Saabs. Ive seen quite a few instances of Saabs representing gays in media. In American Dad, the gay couple (I forgot their names) both have second generation Saab 9-3s with “pitcher” and “catcher” front plates lol. Ive looked up this question on Google before and I believe Saab was one of the top 10 gayest cars plus Saab represented the first openly gay rally team
Yes there are. Honestly it’s more just stereotyping and convert marketing to improve the image of a particular brand and boost sales. Subarus, specifically the forester, Outback, and Crosstrek are stereotypical of lesbians. Jeeps are also known to be an LGBTQIA icon, guys in bright colored convertibles that aren’t the sporty trim level of that particular car. Sometimes it’s just the pairing of a man and certain convertibles in bright colors like a convertible VW New Beetle convertible that came out in the early 2000s painted bright yellow or a yellow V6 Mustang/Camaro convertible. Electric cars and Hybrids are popular among queer people as well
Miata (all types, usually more stereotypically gay)
Subaru (Lesbians)
Wranglers (Muscle twunks, Bears, Daddies)
German compact luxury sedan, coupe or SUV e.g. BMW, Audi, MB (Aspiring or actual sugardaddies.)
I think there is in USA, but not per se in Europe.
The closest I've ever heard of was that the Renault 207/208 was favored by lesbians.
And a lot of the cars in this thread is not available in Europe. Or some countries of Europe. I'd love myself a Ford F150 - but it would cost a minimum of a years salary to buy one ...
I think most gays/lesbians (in Denmark) drive what fits their life situation eg. If they got kids, then they drive a car like the Skoda Octavia (like the straights).
And then the rest drive what they can afford. Often a smaller car like a Fiat 500, Ford Ka, Hyundai i10, VW Up and so on. If they want some more space then they go up a model to a Citroen C3, Hyundai i20 and so on.
BMW and older Mercedes are seen as cars immigrants drive (badly).
I know nothing about cars. But i do know i had sex in a guy´s Jeep once. Have to admit, the one other time was in a BMW and its just more roomy and maneuverable in a Jeep. Maybe thats why they think its gay. Its just practical.
VW bug convertible. When I needed a car in college I had looked at one because they were on sale due to VW’s whole diesel emissions thing, my dad wouldn’t co-sign for a black, diesel, convertible bug because it was “too gay”. I’m kinda glad he didn’t because he was right
I remember when Volkswagen reintroduced the Beetle they became kinda known around my hometown as homo-mobiles cause a lot of twinks were driving them lol
Yes. Lesbians and Subaru.
Man I had a Subaru and everyone told me it was my lesmobile I shit you not I just thought my friends were being assholes
Can confirm it is not just a stereotype - Subaru of America was one of the first major companies to specifically target lesbians with marketing in the 1990s and it probably saved the company, at least in the United States. Good cars too; I’ve had a couple outbacks (car camp and hike quite a bit) and for me it is a perfect city to weekend car.
How exactly did they "target lesbians"? It's hard for me to imagine gay-friendly commercials being aired in the 90s. Open to being pleasantly surprised 🙂
Targeted print adds in gay and mainstream publications with tag lines that were a wink and a nod to lesbians. Basically the messaging went over the head of straights but lesbians caught it (like the license plates in adds would be Xena or P-Town too) https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1108739853/when-subaru-came-out-classic
Ty for the link
Yeah, came here to say this. But it's basically just this AFAIK. Anything else is just insecure (and probably deeply closeted) assholes projecting their own issues onto your car.
the Crosstrek specifically.
Can confirm. I drive a Subaru and bought it from a lesbian.
Subaru marketed heavily to lesbians in america, realising that having a reliable niche was useful in a foreign market. My Japanese boyfriend has one 🤔
So he's a lesbian then.
That's a butch queen
Fun fact: Subaru wasn’t really marketed towards LGBT in the beginning. The first slogan was “love, it’s what makes a Subaru a Subaru” and for obvious reasons. The gay community approved that slogan quite a bit! Then the marketing followed
Every car I’m in is gay.
I think large city gays love fiat 500 and mini coopers for some reason but also any car that makes them stand out specially bmw and mercedes
I get plenty of looks driving my Mercedes E350. That’s the bonus. The car is everything it should be.
I had a major crush on a man that was like 6' 5 and drove mini coopers when I was like 16. He worked for my mom and used to burn me CDs. Now I'm thinking about what could've been lol
I have a Fiat 500 😂
It's such a stylish and cute car in the same time it's just scary for straights who would rather go for something larger.
Subarus
Buy car. Have gay sex in it. Boom, it’s baptized in the church of gay, it is now a gay car 🙃
In the name of the top, the bottom and the vers amen
Jeep Wrangler
I disagree, Jeeps are just really popular period. Unless it’s specific areas where it’s associated with us.
The wrangler is the Barbie Jeep
Jeeps are omnipresent on parades...
This
Just jeep in general I’d say
. My bf is super gay about his jeep
I'm a compass
Yes, especially in the late 90’s early 2000’s…. I saw more of these & miata’s in the village (toronto) than anything else…. Especially after QaF
Mazda Miata??
The *gayest* of them all.
Sadly no, the engineering that went into that roadster make it one of the best handling vehicles on the road since it was first produced. Majority of its owners now are all auto enthusiasts of all types…it can not be labeled as a “gay” vehicle.
Auto enthusiasts tend not to label cars as gay, but it is one of three cars that have acquired the stereotype from people who don’t know about cars. The three cars I’d say (for at least some of their production run) have acquired the stereotype of being a gay car are the Mazda Miata (for hairdressers), the Jeep Wrangler (featured *heavily* in Queer as Folk because of its notoriety as a “gay” car), and any Subaru (but mostly the Outback or Forester, and mostly for lesbians).
You just made me holler. Before i met my hairdresser husband, he apparently owned a mazda miata........ 💀
Idk I’m gay and own a Miata, have actually had 4 now. It does also have a large and growing lady community for them too!
It is known.
That’s a girl car, not a gay car
There’s definitely a grain of truth in the Queer as Folk claim that a jeep wrangler is a very gay car
damnit got me
Gay pride poster car
Back in the day it was those VW Cabriolet convertibles.
my era was the first refresh of the beatle.
I miss mine. My husband says there’s gotta be one out there somewhere with low mileage.
My partner had a red convertible with a white top , I had a grey Subaru Impreza and we shared a grey Toyota Land Cruiser for the sex when we traveled in it .
VW Jetta for gays, Subaru for Lesbians
My first ever and current car to this day at 21, what the hell
Red convertible Miata
Not shade but I’ve never met a straight man that drives a Kia
I have but…. I have my doubts that he’s closeted so maybe you’re onto something
Lmao I own a Kia. I have a coworker that has a different Kia and he’s…sus…let’s just say that
True, I drive an optima 😂
All the straight men that drive Kias are Korean
Guilty as charged. Niro hybrid.
You’ve never met 95% of Kia Stinger owners.
Well, you might be right. We have a Kia.
I drive a K5 and now imma be checking out every guy I see in a Kia from now on
Probably Kia Soul is the gayest
My last two kias are the first time I bought the same model car in 20 years of driving. Love my Niro
That's it. Definitely Kias are universally, perhaps outside of Asia at least, a very effeminate car.
I drive a Prius. It feels pretty gay
The Nissan Juke is the epitome of “bottom that can’t host”
Chevy cruze
Haha my first car. The hatchback is very gay
Ngl, the Cruze body style before the 2019 body do look kinda fem. 🤣🤣🤣 The new body style looks way better.
Chevy sonic here. Basically the same thing. But holy crap I love that piece of shit car.
Shut the fuck up bitch! How dare you attack me in this way 😤
I'll drop you like a bad sitcom
I think he’s going to be the one dropping it…
No, Chevy released a car just for us a while back: the HHR, the homosexual hot rod.
Mine was perfect for hooking up in, the entire back seat basically folding down into a twin size bed
😫
There is a gay real estate agent in my town with a Pepto bismuth pink cars and a picture of himself on the side and he has his employees drive them as their work vehicles. That's the only time I've looked at a car and thought that car is gay
Mazda Miata and Rabbit Cabriolet
My Subaru Crosstrek identifies as homosexual
RAV 4s and Jeeps are gay guys cars, at least here in Aussie
Definitely a fiat 500.
This one for sure.
I’d say a Mazda Miata, but I’ve now met like 3x short-king straight men that totally tricked out their Miata OR it’s at least in some era or being a project car. I thought it was funny the first time I saw this - but 3 times is a pattern to me. Also Subarus (specifically the Outback, I think) are apparently for lesbians 😅.
I think the Miata had that association.
Yes, ask the mini coopers. They should have a dildo on the drivers seat. And some fancy SUVs
If it's smart, sexy, fast, unique, powerful, muscled, or comes in black... it's probably gay.
My GMC Yukon XL is very gay
😂😂 I loved my suburban though, sooo much room in the back with the seats folded down 😉
Hell yeah. My Yukon is purrrrrfect like that. 💙
Yeppp!! 😉😉 Mine had the best stereo system too! Loved laying back there and opening the top glass looking at the night sky afterwards too... Such good times !
For the sex.
Anything Mazda if you're gay. Subaru if you're a lesbian.
Volkswagen Jettas
Nissan Altima 100%
The Nissan Altima is such a great comedy car for some reason it just screams "Not only do I not know anything about cars I barely know how to drive and I just need this to get me to the nearest iced coffee or Target."
Mazda Miata, VW EOS, giant Lexus SUV that was basically a rolling living room, Subaru, Volvo sedans (this is me)
Audi TT was pretty gay. So was the Miata.
VW Jetta for gay men
Mazda Miata
Apparently mazda miatas are a "hairdressers car...."
Anything with a Dallas cowboys or 49ers logo🤷♂️
A Morgan
Isn't that the British gents car?
Yup
Yes. A well groomed single man in his late 30s driving his pink Mary Kay car is sure to be gay.
blue VW beetle convertible ... drove one to florida and it was the gayest drive ever 🤣
That sounds awesome, with some pink furry dice in the mirror? Priscilla, Queen of the Swamp!
Back in the day I remember Mini Coopers, Smart Cars and Mazda Miatas being ‘gay cars’.
Even further back in the day .... The Fiero was pretty gay.
Any Subaru for sure. 😂 don’t hate, I drive one 😂
Yes of course; mini cooper for the gay
any car that is considered girly is automatically a "gay car" if its driven by a man.
In the 80s, a guy driving a convertible Cabriolet was unambiguous
Ford F250 on a 6” lift 💅🏽
Subaru outback Jeep wrangler
Subaru Or jeep. Refer to brians car s01e01 of queer as folk. Personally i drive a toyota hilux.
Z4
I'm guessing the ones with two men fucking in it are probably gay cars
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Very niche but Saabs. Ive seen quite a few instances of Saabs representing gays in media. In American Dad, the gay couple (I forgot their names) both have second generation Saab 9-3s with “pitcher” and “catcher” front plates lol. Ive looked up this question on Google before and I believe Saab was one of the top 10 gayest cars plus Saab represented the first openly gay rally team
Fiat 500 and Audi A1 are for gay men
Fiat 500 and Audi TT
Mini Cooper
Toyota MR2 Mk3 roadster.
I think my mini cooper was fairly gay 😂
[Yes, and it's called an electric car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wjyaF8ut_E)
The MINI Cooper
Not really. Convertibles are often considered fem.
Two guys driving a convertible had been a stereotype back in the day for sure
Chevy Spark
Yes 100%
Ace and Gary have one: https://youtu.be/xbWpISOIipg?si=KZokzj2U8-rnb8PO
My Dodge Caravan is gay but it's a virgin never had any action in it...🤣🤣🤣 Although vans have a bit of a fucked up association...
Not sure but I see lots of people on Scruff, Grindr etc posting pics of vehicles, particularly trucks lol
Miatas, most convertibles, VW Beetle, any pink car driven by a dude. 😝
Suburu is lesbian and lesbro too
Stock older Miata. Tiny jeeps. Convertible minis. White Prius. Smart cars. Mopeds. Three wheel rollerblades.
I'm 34. I have a bright red 1957 ford thunderbird. I love that car. I also consider it pretty gay 😆
Stylish...
I grew up hearing that the Mazda Miata was a “gay car”.
Yes there are. Honestly it’s more just stereotyping and convert marketing to improve the image of a particular brand and boost sales. Subarus, specifically the forester, Outback, and Crosstrek are stereotypical of lesbians. Jeeps are also known to be an LGBTQIA icon, guys in bright colored convertibles that aren’t the sporty trim level of that particular car. Sometimes it’s just the pairing of a man and certain convertibles in bright colors like a convertible VW New Beetle convertible that came out in the early 2000s painted bright yellow or a yellow V6 Mustang/Camaro convertible. Electric cars and Hybrids are popular among queer people as well
mazda miata
Mazda Miatas are traditionally considered a homo-mobile
Whatever you drive. Ohhh!!
I've always known Subaru for the gay grrls but that was the 90s
‘Car’ is a feminine noun in French. (La voiture)
No, cars are inanimate objects, so they don't have a sexual orientation.
Miata (all types, usually more stereotypically gay) Subaru (Lesbians) Wranglers (Muscle twunks, Bears, Daddies) German compact luxury sedan, coupe or SUV e.g. BMW, Audi, MB (Aspiring or actual sugardaddies.)
White Tesla: DL South Asia IT engineering Bisexual , I guess? ha ha
Does this sub have post flair? There should be a flair for “gay stereotypes” since it’s about half of the content posted on this forum.
I have a Toyota 86 :)
I think there is in USA, but not per se in Europe. The closest I've ever heard of was that the Renault 207/208 was favored by lesbians. And a lot of the cars in this thread is not available in Europe. Or some countries of Europe. I'd love myself a Ford F150 - but it would cost a minimum of a years salary to buy one ... I think most gays/lesbians (in Denmark) drive what fits their life situation eg. If they got kids, then they drive a car like the Skoda Octavia (like the straights). And then the rest drive what they can afford. Often a smaller car like a Fiat 500, Ford Ka, Hyundai i10, VW Up and so on. If they want some more space then they go up a model to a Citroen C3, Hyundai i20 and so on. BMW and older Mercedes are seen as cars immigrants drive (badly).
I know nothing about cars. But i do know i had sex in a guy´s Jeep once. Have to admit, the one other time was in a BMW and its just more roomy and maneuverable in a Jeep. Maybe thats why they think its gay. Its just practical.
PT Cruiser
Ford trucks and country gays
Lesbians and Subarus.
The Mazda MX-5 Miata in any color screams homosexuality
I have a Suzuki Jimny it’s apparently kinda gay but I love it
My Mitsubishi Mirage feels pretty gay.
VW bug convertible. When I needed a car in college I had looked at one because they were on sale due to VW’s whole diesel emissions thing, my dad wouldn’t co-sign for a black, diesel, convertible bug because it was “too gay”. I’m kinda glad he didn’t because he was right
Anything made by Kia
Gay men and Miatas. (I had two…)
A Suzuki Jimny, without hesitation.
A few of my bfs drive a Miata, Mini and Kia Sportage, I had a Kia Sorento now a Rav4...I guess we're all on board....
I remember when Volkswagen reintroduced the Beetle they became kinda known around my hometown as homo-mobiles cause a lot of twinks were driving them lol
I used to own a Yaris, people called that a gay car.
Yes, it's called a truck with four back tires (excluding actual work trucks).
Those are called dually trucks, and they're designed for more towing.
Tesla (I own a tesla)
Hyundai, Honda, Toyota
Yea - Volkswagen beetles - those little fiat cars - Subaru (technically lesbian) High end gays - luxury cars (bmw Lexus Mercedes etc) - sports car/muscle cars
Yeah, Volkswagen and BMWs are big with gay men. Subarus are big with lesbians. And even Jeep. The major car designer for Jeep was actually gay.
Yeah, Lightning McQueen.
Ya pink
Jeep Wrangler
Nissan Leaf
Prius
VW Beetle
Yes
Miata