I noticed that also.  In fact, one of my S.O.s older lady friends recently joined us at a bike race/camping trip in S. Utah.  We had the "new" 84 van and she had a recently bought Element.  She was lamenting selling HER van the whole weekend as she saw us climbing into bed or cooking in comfort or pulling things out of the fridge.  

  Another vehicle that surprises me by having an odd 'driver demographic' is the Jeep.  Whenever I see one of the 'old style' traditional smaller jeeps...a cj or something...it is almost invariably driven by a young woman on city streets..Wassup there?  
  Don Hanson