Dec 27 2016
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In the automotive industry, no awards are more coveted, more prestigious than the Jalopnik Car of the Year Awards.…
Dec 5 2015
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Too many “Car of the Year” awards are hokey affairs that smell vaguely advertorial in nature and don’t really speak…
Dec 2 2014
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Ah, the end of the year. That time when every car publication does their inevitable Car of the Year testing. Some…
Jan 20 2014
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A high-level executive has resigned and Volkswagen is considering giving back its trophy now that vote-rigging has…
Sep 14 2011
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Esquire is not only the first publication out the gate with a "Car of the year" list, they're also the first to fall…
Nov 16 2010
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The Chevy Volt is Motor Trend's Car Of The Year. Editor Angus Mackenzie calls it "the most significant car" in the…
Apr 4 2010
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We've had 25 years to get accustomed to the look of the first-generation Ford Taurus, especially since so many…
Jan 18 2008
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In America, we tend to celebrate winning a COTY award by taking the car to the track and running all sorts of…
Dec 17 2007
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The folks at U.S. News & World Report have named their top cars for 2008 and the old U.S. of A. did not far so well.…
Dec 13 2007
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Words you don't expect to hear: "Chevy Lumina" and "Sports Saloon of the Year." But there's an explanation for how…
Dec 10 2007
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What does it really matter what Japanese automotive journalists think is the Japanese Car of the Year, or what the…
Nov 20 2007
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Motor Trend has chosen the Cadillac CTS as its 2008 Car of the Year, attributing the win to sharp styling, great…
Nov 15 2007
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Europe has selected its COTY and it's Fiat's itty-bitty 500/Cinquecento, a car that's impossible not to like. As…
Dec 27 2006
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GTI! Redeem thyself! And in its fifth iteration, the heated up Golf/Rabbit/Golf/Rabbit VW hatch seems to have done…
Dec 21 2006
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The heads at Hot Rod got together and lined up an eclectic mix of cars for their top ten of the year list. From a…
Dec 18 2006
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The Sydney Morning Herald has compiled a list of the year's worst vehicles available in Oz, and with the exception…
Nov 21 2006
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Grab your toques, hosers, because it's time for the little green autojournos of the Canadian Dominion to play…
Sep 20 2006
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That shadow organization known as the jury for the North American Car of the Year and North American Truck of the…
Feb 24 2006
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The "Gang of 46" (actually, no one calls them that, it just sounds cool) of the world's car writers has announced…
Dec 31 2005
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Our pal Punkey zapped us the results of TopGear's awards for 2005, including runners-up. As most watchers figured,…