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The Good Car Guy is not a voting member. 22 countries are represented by 44 automotive journalists who will cast their votes for the overall car of the year, the performance coty, and the green coty.
I don't vote.
But if I did... I wouldn't even agree with the nominations. Howbeit, the Lexus LS460; Audi TT, and Mini Cooper are all very worthy automobiles.
As are the Audi RS4, BMW 335i, and Porsche 911 Turbo - the very lovely nominees for Pcoty. The Benz E320 Bluetec, Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion, and BMW Hydrogen 7 compete for Gcoty.
If it must be this way, with the Mini, Audi, and Lexus competing against each other...well, I gotta say the Lexus is a mighty expensive car to have a whole lot of impact in the automotive universe. The Mini and the TT are successful reincarnations of the original. However, the Mini has not really moved its game on, and the TT does not have the visual impact it once did, despite its improving dynamic ability. So, we'll give it to the techno-laden Lexus. The LS is good-looking this time around. It is more performance oriented. And it has all the attributes which makes a Lexus a Lexus.
Performance car awards typically go to Porsches and BMWs. For that reason and many others, the RS4 is the deserving candidate. OK, so the 911 Turbo is amazing. Shouldn't it be? If it wasn't amaz
ing the news of it would be more noteworthy. The 335i would make a fine M3, but when each successive 3-series becomes more powerful and capable, it also loses some of its rawness. And besides, they're everywhere. The RS4 is a big step for Audi and a big step for the supersedan. It is a pure driving machine and not completely dependent on supreme power. Powerful though it may be.
Gotta give the green award to the Benz. Mercedes is pushing diesels worldwide and ought to be rewarded for their work. The diesels run smooth like a gas-powered engine, take you far on a tank, and don't pollute like they once did. Plus there's torque. Lots of it.
- Vw Wins 2009 International Engine Of The Year, Mercedes Scoops Performance Engine Award
Volkswagen Group's 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger gasoline engine has been named the grand winner at 2009 International Engine of the Year awards ending BMW's four-year-streak. The four-cylinder unit that is offered in a variety of cars including the...
- Bmw Scoops International Engine Award For The 3rd Year In A Row With Its Twin-turbo 3.0
As anticipated by the press, BMW’s 3-litre Twin-Turbo that premiered in the 335i Coupe, was crowned “International Engine of the Year 2007†at the ninth annual International Engine of the Year Awards, thus creating a new record as...
- 2008 Lexus Is-f To Premiere At Detroit
Lexus has finally decided to join in the super-sport sedan league by presenting its own special series brand which will bear the letter “F†–as in fast, in order to compete against those “pesky†BMW M, Audi RS, Mercedes...
- Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2010
The LS400 was Lexus' genesis. Lexus Canada isn't typically the dominant force in luxury car sales Lexus USA manages to be, and evidence of that fact can be seen in sales of the current Lexus LS460 (and LS600h). While the Lexus LS managed to overcome...
- Lexus Vs Acura Vs Infiniti - Which Japanese Luxury Automaker Sells Best?
Honda beat Toyota and Nissan to the North American luxury market by three years. Acura's 1986 entry gave Honda a headstart; but since that time Acura has always been fighting for the prestige that Lexus grabbed hold of in 1989. Infiniti, meanwhile,...
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The Good Car Guy is not a voting member. 22 countries are represented by 44 automotive journalists who will cast their votes for the overall car of the year, the performance coty, and the green coty.
I don't vote.
But if I did... I wouldn't even agree with the nominations. Howbeit, the Lexus LS460; Audi TT, and Mini Cooper are all very worthy automobiles.
As are the Audi RS4, BMW 335i, and Porsche 911 Turbo - the very lovely nominees for Pcoty. The Benz E320 Bluetec, Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion, and BMW Hydrogen 7 compete for Gcoty.
If it must be this way, with the Mini, Audi, and Lexus competing against each other...well, I gotta say the Lexus is a mighty expensive car to have a whole lot of impact in the automotive universe. The Mini and the TT are successful reincarnations of the original. However, the Mini has not really moved its game on, and the TT does not have the visual impact it once did, despite its improving dynamic ability. So, we'll give it to the techno-laden Lexus. The LS is good-looking this time around. It is more performance oriented. And it has all the attributes which makes a Lexus a Lexus.
Performance car awards typically go to Porsches and BMWs. For that reason and many others, the RS4 is the deserving candidate. OK, so the 911 Turbo is amazing. Shouldn't it be? If it wasn't amaz
ing the news of it would be more noteworthy. The 335i would make a fine M3, but when each successive 3-series becomes more powerful and capable, it also loses some of its rawness. And besides, they're everywhere. The RS4 is a big step for Audi and a big step for the supersedan. It is a pure driving machine and not completely dependent on supreme power. Powerful though it may be.Gotta give the green award to the Benz. Mercedes is pushing diesels worldwide and ought to be rewarded for their work. The diesels run smooth like a gas-powered engine, take you far on a tank, and don't pollute like they once did. Plus there's torque. Lots of it.
- Vw Wins 2009 International Engine Of The Year, Mercedes Scoops Performance Engine Award
Volkswagen Group's 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger gasoline engine has been named the grand winner at 2009 International Engine of the Year awards ending BMW's four-year-streak. The four-cylinder unit that is offered in a variety of cars including the...
- Bmw Scoops International Engine Award For The 3rd Year In A Row With Its Twin-turbo 3.0
As anticipated by the press, BMW’s 3-litre Twin-Turbo that premiered in the 335i Coupe, was crowned “International Engine of the Year 2007†at the ninth annual International Engine of the Year Awards, thus creating a new record as...
- 2008 Lexus Is-f To Premiere At Detroit
Lexus has finally decided to join in the super-sport sedan league by presenting its own special series brand which will bear the letter “F†–as in fast, in order to compete against those “pesky†BMW M, Audi RS, Mercedes...
- Large Luxury Car Sales In Canada - April 2010
The LS400 was Lexus' genesis. Lexus Canada isn't typically the dominant force in luxury car sales Lexus USA manages to be, and evidence of that fact can be seen in sales of the current Lexus LS460 (and LS600h). While the Lexus LS managed to overcome...
- Lexus Vs Acura Vs Infiniti - Which Japanese Luxury Automaker Sells Best?
Honda beat Toyota and Nissan to the North American luxury market by three years. Acura's 1986 entry gave Honda a headstart; but since that time Acura has always been fighting for the prestige that Lexus grabbed hold of in 1989. Infiniti, meanwhile,...