WHAT WE DRIVE

Driving around Massachusetts, we catch glimpses of everyone else's cars. But if we could see all the state's vehicles in one giant parking lot, what would we look like on wheels? Here's a portrait after examining data from the Illinois-based firm Experian Automotive.

OUR FAVORITES Only three of the 10 most popular vehicles in the state are classified as trucks: the Ford Explorer, the Ford F-150, and the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Nationally, five of the top 10 are trucks.

REGISTERED VEHICLES

THE TOTAL We have 4.9 million vehicles in operation in Massachusetts out of the 243 million nationwide, and we like cars more than we like light trucks, a category that includes pickups, sport utility vehicles, and minivans. Of the state's vehicles, 58 percent are cars, compared with the national average of 52 percent.

WE CAN'T LET GO Some of the auto industry's weirdest or perhaps least-successful creations endure across the country. A few examples in our own corner:

80 Ford Pintos
11 AMC Pacers
12 Renault Alliances
10 Yugos

BRAND BREAKDOWN

FORD	TOYOTA	CHEVROLET	HONDA	DODGE
MASS.	15.9%	12.4%	10.5%	7.6%	6%
US	18.8%	8.8%	16.2%	6%	7.2%

GOING GREEN We're a little greener than the country as a whole and all of our New England neighbors except Vermont. We have 19,163 hybrids, which is 0.38 percent of the state's vehicles, compared with a national average of 0.29 percent.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT SUBARUS? The state has 101,669 of 'em, about 2 percent of the total vehicles and about twice as many as the national average per state. (Neighborly trivia: The Subaru Legacy, the 36th most popular vehicle here, ranks third in Vermont.)

HOW OLD ARE OUR CARS? Pretty new compared with other states. The average age of a vehicle here is 7.9 years. That ties us with Florida for the second-youngest fleet (New Jersey is tops at 7.7 years). The state with the oldest: Idaho (almost 12 years).