AJAC’S CANADIAN CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS FINALISTS
Many “Car of the Year” awards tend to be a popularity contest based on the subjective opinions of a few people. The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has a different approach: one based on objective and comparative evaluations, involving back-to-back testing that generates more than 40,000 data points as part of the voting process.
Twelve “Best New” category winners were eligible for the top honours of being either the “Canadian Car of the Year” or the “Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year” after being announced on December 3rd. Mazda won three of the “Best New” categories while the General Motors and Kia Canada all garnered double wins. Other category winners were from Lexus, Infiniti, and Mercedes-Benz.
The results of that secret-ballot process, compiled by the international accounting firm of KPMG, will be revealed on Press Preview Day (Thursday, February 13th) with the announcement of the 2014 “Canadian Car of the Year” and “Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year”.
The three (3) finalists for Canadian Car of the Year and Canadian SUV/CUV of the year are as follows:
Canadian Car of the Year Finalists
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Mazda3
Mazda6
Canadian SUV/CUV of the Year Finalists
Acura MDX
Jeep Cherokee
Kia Sorento
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Posted 2014.02.12 by Chris Jameson
RaceCanada.ca