Three Out of Four Adults Say Automobiles Have Faces Too, According to a Chrysler Group/Goodmind LLC Survey

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 11 -- What do Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and the Chrysler 300C have in common? They all have great faces according to a survey released today by the Chrysler Group and Goodmind LLC.

As the most awarded new car ever*, the Chrysler 300 is known for its design and "great face." The survey looks at what attributes contribute to a great face, what faces embody those characteristics -- man, woman or automobile -- and what defines beauty.

Brad Pitt (29%) and Halle Berry (31%) were named the greatest male and female faces of all time followed by Robert Redford (26%), Johnny Depp (19%), Audrey Hepburn (21%) and Julia Roberts (19%).

  The Survey also found:

  --  What's inside: Inner beauty and genetics were identified as the top
      reasons for a beautiful face by 34 and 38 percent of respondents
      respectively
  --  First impressions: Almost two thirds of respondents (64%) identified
      eyes as being the first thing they notice on a person's face
  --  He said, she said: When describing favorite faces of the same sex, men
      and women are most likely to use the term "Classic;" however
      "striking" is the adjective used most commonly by both genders when
      describing favorite faces of the opposite sex
  --  Turn that frown upside down: Almost half, or 46 percent, of
      respondents say a "shy smile" is the sexiest facial expression
  --  Shallow Hal: Women (61%) are more likely than men (50%) to describe
      beauty as "more than skin deep"

Other survey results show that balance (41%) and elegance (23%) are the two most appealing attributes of a beautiful face shape, but 74 percent of survey respondents said beauty is "more than skin deep" and 45 percent said character helps to define beauty.

"When you combine balance and elegance the end result is always going to be a beautiful face, whether it's on a vehicle or someone we know," said Dr. Darrick Antell, one of New York's top plastic surgeons and Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. "Depth of character and an attractive personality can improve appearance further and radiate greatness from within."

Seventy-four percent (74%) of respondents think automobiles have great faces with the Chrysler 300C ranking second only to the Lamborghini.

"The study reveals that a beautiful face is a result of the whole package and that is also true with automobiles," said John Greenberg, vice president, Goodmind. "Having earned numerous accolades since its introduction to the marketplace, the Chrysler 300 is a superb example of a vehicle that has achieved the perfect balance of beauty and performance."

The online study was conducted among a nationwide sample of 1,073 U.S. adults including approximately 504 men and 569 women 18 years of age or older.

*Based on automotive awards won within the initial year of model introduction (2005).