ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine (RTM) announced its 12th Annual International Car of the Year Awards (ICOTY) winners at a black tie ceremony today. Held at the MGM Grand Detroit, RTM hosted more than 600 industry leaders and media on the eve of press week of the North American International Auto Show.
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A little surprise this morning for the car of the year, as the Cadillac CTS did not win it, but don’t worry it stays domestic with the other GM flagship, the Chevrolet Malibu.
The Truck winner was a no brainer, already nominated in half of the car magazines, the Mazda CX-9:
In 2007 there were lots and lots of debuts! And we are sure you know them all. We will try to make a short list of what we consider to be the best cars of 2007, or, in another words, how the TopSpeed’s dream garage will look like with cars unveiled in 2007.
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The 2008
Toyota Tundra was named Motor’s Trend Truck of the year winning in front if cars like
Ford F-150,
Chevrolet Silverado or Dodge RAM. After days of testing, Motor Trend comes to a conclusion: "The new
Toyota Tundra is now ready to take on any American-made pickup truck — on all levels."
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Winners of the North American car of the year title will be announced on Jan. 13, the first press preview day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. They will be chosen from:
Cadillac CTS,
Chevrolet Malibu and
Honda Accord for cars and
Buick Enclave,
Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and
Mazda CX-9 for the trucks section.
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Hyundai has scored a major coup, beating a field of the world’s best cars to win the 2007 CARSguide Car of the Year award with its diesel-powered i30 hatchback. Praised by the judging panel for its style, handling and performance features, the i30 was also voted CARSguide Green Car of the Year in recognition of its small turbodiesel’s frugal and eco-friendly performance.
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The editors at Motor Trend, one of the world’s premiere automotive authorities, announced today that they have chosen the Cadillac CTS as the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year.
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After winning the title of "The most beautiful car in the world" and the "EuroCarBody" award, the Fiat 500 was voted the "2008 European Car of the year". Fiat 500 came across models like
Mercedes C-Class and
Ford Mondeo.
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The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid — the first General Motors vehicle to use the company’s all-new two-mode hybrid system — has been named Green Car Journal’s 2008 Green Car of the Year(R). The award was presented at a press conference this morning at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
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And why isn;t this a surprise? The Audi’s supercar R8 was voted by Fifth Gear as the "car of the year." Next to it, the
Fiat 500 was voted "Best Small Car of 2007", the
Ford Mondeo - "Best Family Car of 2007" and the R8 was also voted as the "Best Fast Car of 2007."
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