Car Insurance Rates by Body Style
Car Insurance Rates by Body Style
Everyone knows that someone who drives a 2011 Porsche Carrera GTS with 408 horsepower will have a higher car insurance bill than someone who drives a 1997 Toyota Corolla with 100 horsepower. In most cases, the disparity in auto insurance rates between these radically different vehicles will average in the thousands…but why? Four factors account for the price difference among various body styles: age, cost to repair, risk, and size. Newer, pricier, faster, and larger vehicles all typically cost more to insure because of what they would cost to replace or repair, how likely they are to get into an accident, and how much damage they are likely to inflict in the event of an accident.