The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada has announced their exhaustive group of award winners for 2010 and, naturally, The Good Car Guy’s disagreements cut a huge swath through the list. Officially, GoodCarBadCar.net has no problem (okay, few problems) with traditional means of automotive journalism, plenty of issues with the way AJAC’s testing works out, and a significant caveat given the lack of opposing award systems like The Bad 8 and The Bad 8 Supersize.
Hyundai Elantra Touring
Kia Forte Koup
Mazda 3 (winner)
Small Car (over $21K)
Honda Insight
Kia Forte
* Kia Soul
Mazda 3 Sport (winner)
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
Nissan Cube
Volkswagen Golf
Family Car (under $30K)
Ford Fusion
Subaru Legacy
Toyota Prius
Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI (winner)
Luxury Car (over $50K)
BMW 335d sedan (winner)
Cadillac CTS SportWagon
Mercedes-Benz E350
Prestige Car (over $75K)
Porsche Panamera Turbo (winner)
* Audi R8 V10
* BMW 750i
* Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid
Sports-Performance (under $50K)
* Chevrolet Camaro
Ford Taurus SHO
* Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Mazdaspeed 3
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Volkswagen GTI (winner)
Sports-Performance (over $50K)
Audi S4 (winner)
Jaguar XFR
Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe
Convertible
Audi A5 (winner)
Lexus IS350C
* Nissan 370Z
SUV/CUV (under $35K)
Chevrolet Equinox
Subaru Outback (winner)
* Toyota Venza
SUV/CUV ($35K-$65K)
Acura ZDX
* Audi Q5
GMC Terrain
Lexus RX350
* Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4Matic
Volkswagen Touareg TDI (winner)
Volvo XC60
SUV/CUV (over $60K)
Acura MDX
* Audi Q7 TDI
* Cadillac SRX
Lexus RX450h (winner)
Lincoln MKT
just couldn't decice in some cases?
Plenty of these make sense. but ugly cars should never be allowed to win well-rounded awards. The Mazda 3's snout is criminal. The Panamera is drastic. The Outback's front end is gross.
S4 is iawesome. Being placed in a category with the XFR and still coming out on top is impressive. When that transmission thing starts coming up out of the center tunnel it probably makes testers quiver. And they still gave it to the S4. The S4 is awesome.
i wouldn't have thought a new diesel engine could propell an aging model like the touraeg into beating all those very new, excellent models
Plenty of these make sense. but ugly cars should never be allowed to win well-rounded awards. The Mazda 3's snout is criminal. The Panamera is drastic. The Outback's front end is gross.