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Ford Fusion wins Motor Trend Car of the Year award

For the first time ever, Motor Trend announced the winner of its annual Car of the Year award this afternoon live via webcast. Though the field of 23 contenders was highly competitive this year (follow the jump for a complete list), we guessed immediately that the winner was a Ford as soon as the webcast came online. How'd we know? The fact they were broadcasting the announcement from Ford World Headquarters in Detroit was a not-so-subtle clue. The Fusion, Taurus and Mustang were all in the running, but it was Ford's redesigned mid-size ... Read more →

Ford Fiesta named car of the year by What Car? Sebastian Blanco

Desiring a downshift in the size of your car? The editors of the British car buying website What Car? have decided that what you really need is a Ford Fiesta. The small car, specifically the Ford ...

Jetta TDI, Benz ML320 BlueTEC finalists for 2009 North American Car/Truck of the Year Sebastian Blanco

The 2009 Green Car of the Year, the Jetta TDI, could also be named the 2009 North American Car of the Year. After winning the top honor in LA a month ago, the Jetta TDI joins the Ford Flex and the ...

Toyota iQ wins Japanese Car of the Year Jeremy Korzeniewski

It may be little, but Toyota's iQ seems to have made a big impact on those voting for Japan's Car of the Year awards. In fact, the final tally wasn't even close, as the diminutive iQ managed to ...

Smart Fourtwo: Car of the Year? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Don't get us wrong, we like the Smart Fourtwo just as much as anybody, but when considering what car deserves the title "Car of the Year" the little two-seater isn't the first vehicle that comes to ...

Oh, if only we had those nifty, thrifty European favorites here. Wait.... 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Volkswagen Golf (or Rabbit, if you're a Yank like me and always prefer a car's name to reference a potential meal rather than a game for old people) has just been awarded Car of the Year by ACFO, an organization that produces a bi-monthly journal called "Fleet Operator." CotY was awarded to the ...

Fiat 500 voted car of the year 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Fifty-eight journalist from twenty-two countries around Europe have voted the Fiat 500 as "European Car of the Year 2008" with 385 votes, ahead of the Mazda 2 (325 votes) and the Ford Mondeo (202). The cute subcompact was also in 57 of the 58 short lists and was voted first by jury members. Fiat ...

What Car? magazine's COTY - Vauxhall's Corsa; Toyota/Lexus win Green Award 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

What Car? magazine likes to call their annual Car of the Year awards the "Motoring Oscars," but without Joan River's annoying cackle, is any award like this really worth anything. Oh wait... This year, the 30th for the awards, the Vauxhall's Corsa was crowned the top car (see image gallery of the ...

Redesigned Toyota Camry, including hybrid model, is Motor Trend's Car of the Year 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Motor Trend says the redesigned Toyota Camry is innovative, has broad appeal and is "the one car rival automakers all wish they could build." So it's no surprise the Camry was named Motor Trend's 2007 Car of the Year. The honor goes to all variations of the Camry, including the hybrid. Twenty-six ...


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