2012 AJAC and Motoring Car of the Year Awards

[wolverine07]

2 prestgious awards sources:

AJAC

2012

CANADIAN CAR OF THE YEAR

Hyundai Elantra

CANADIAN UTILITY VEHICLE OF THE YEAR

Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel

Best New Small Car (under $21,000)

Hyundai Accent

Best New Small Car (over $21,000)

Hyundai Elantra

Best New Family Car (under $30,000)

Kia Optima LX

Best New Family Car (over $30,000)

Kia Optima Hybrid

Best New Luxury Car

Mercedes-Benz C-Class C350 4MATIC Sedan

Best New Prestige Car

Mercedes-Benz S-Class S350 BlueTEC 4MATIC

Best New Sports / Performance Car (under $50,000)

Hyundai Veloster

Best New Sports / Performance Car (over $50,000)

BMW 1 Series M Coupé

Best New SUV / CUV (under $35,000)

Dodge Journey

Best New SUV / CUV ($35,000 - $60,000)

Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel

Best New SUV / CUV (over $60,000)

BMW X3

Motoring
Small Car under $21K:

Hyundai Accent

Kia Rio

Honda Civic

Best new small car under $21K is the Kia Rio.

Small Car over $21K:

Ford Focus

Hyundai Elantra

Subaru Impreza

Best new small car over $21K is the Hyundai Elantra.

Performance Car:

Audi S5

BMW 1 series coupe

Porsche Cayman R

Best performance car is BMW 1 Series M Coupe.

Family Car:

Kia Optima

Toyota Camry

VW Passat

Best new Family car is the Kia Optima.

Sports Sedan:

Buick Regal GS

Infiniti M

VW Jetta GLI

Best new Sports sedan is the Infiniti M35H

MPV Multipurpose people mover:

Chevy Orlando

Mazda 5

Best new people mover is the Chevrolet Orlando.

Green Car:

Chevrolet Volt

Nissan Leaf

VW Jetta TDI

Best new Green car is the Chevrolet Volt.

Sports Coupe:

Hyundai Veloster

Mini Coupe

VW Beetle

Best new Sports Coupe is the Mini Coupe.

Luxury Car:

Acura TL

Audi A6

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Best new Luxury car is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

Prestige Car:

Audi A7

BMW 6 Series

Mercedes-Benz CLS

Best new Prestige car is the Audi A7.

SUV under $40K:

BMW X1

Honda CR-V

Mini Countryman

Best Sport Utility Vehicle under $40K is the BMW X1.

SUV over $40K:

BMW X3

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Best new Sport Utility Vehicle over $40K is the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

If you just saw our show that finished airing a few minutes ago, then you’ll have a pretty good idea of how to answer this next question. Out of these category winners, which would you say is the Motoring 2012 Car of the Year?

And the winner is……….

The Motoring 2012 Car of the Year is….. the KIA OPTIMA !

Notice that 2 Korean car makers won car of the year. Elantra and Optima, and also how Toyota and Honda were shut out. This was the year of the Korean car as voted by AJAC and Motoring, 2 respected car sources for information.

[js321]

Cool story bro.

[wolverine07]

Cool story bro.

Thanks, this is the time to get deals as dealerships look to clear out stock for the 2013 models. Just relaying information that may help out with decision making. Cheers!

BTW I do not work for Kia or Hyundai.

[Gunnerheadboy]

The Koreans have stepped up their game greatly!