Autobytel has announced its latest Consumer Choice report, revealing the most requested vehicles and overall buying decisions among Autobytel's millions of shoppers during the third quarter. Here's a quick look at the big winners and losers for Q3, and the trends that defined the quarter on Autobytel's car buying websites:

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15% of the shoppers recently polled by Autobytel said that falling gas prices are making them more likely to consider a larger truck or SUV. And it appears that this subset of buyers may be putting their money where their mouths are. Purchase Requests for trucks and SUVs rose 25% and 12%, respectively, in Q3 versus Q2 (when gas was about 70 cents/gallon more expensive).

Trucks' gains didn't necessarily come at the expense of passenger cars, which as a category generated 9% more requests in Q3 than they did in Q2 and featured several breakout performers, including the Dodge Caliber and Toyota Corolla. A quick look at the top-10 most requested vehicles (see below) for the quarter shows that cars - particularly smaller, fuel-efficient, import cars - still dominate online.

Top-3 Most Requested Passenger Cars: Honda Civic, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry

Q3 Request Gainers: Toyota Corolla (+44%), Dodge Caliber (+76%), Nissan Sentra (+35%)

Q3 Request Losers: Toyota Avalon (-29%), Honda Fit (-14%), Hyundai Sonata (-13%)

Autbytel's list for Q3

The Top-10 Most Requested Vehicles Overall During Q3

Toyota Camry (including hybrid)

Honda Civic

Honda Accord

Toyota Corolla

Honda Odyssey

Toyota Yaris

Toyota RAV4

Toyota Sienna

MINI Cooper

Toyota Prius