wolverine07
May 16th, 2012, 03:52 PM
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.
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.