The 2011 Automobile Journalist Association of Canada (AJAC) award winners have been announced. These are some of the top honours a manufacturer can receive in Canada. This morning, the recipients were proclaimed at the Canadian International Auto Show held in Toronto.
Here are your winners:
The process to get to this point is a long one but serves many purposes. From Test Fest , which takes place in the Fall, 70 journalists evaluate all-new or significantly revised vehicles and determine which are the Best New Vehicles in eleven categories .
From that point, the top three finalists in each category are determined and announced at the Montreal Auto Show and here they are:
2011 Canadian Car of the Year:
2011 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year:
2011 Best New Design:
Here are your winners:
- Best New Car: Chevrolet Cruze
- Best New Utility Vehicle: Ford Edge
- Best New Design: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
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| 2011 Chevrolet Cruze (Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Auto123.com) |
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| 2011 Ford Edge (Photo: Bertrand Godin/Auto123.com) |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (Photo: Bertrand Godin/Auto123.com) |
The process to get to this point is a long one but serves many purposes. From Test Fest , which takes place in the Fall, 70 journalists evaluate all-new or significantly revised vehicles and determine which are the Best New Vehicles in eleven categories .
From that point, the top three finalists in each category are determined and announced at the Montreal Auto Show and here they are:
2011 Canadian Car of the Year:
- Chevrolet Cruze
- Ford Fiesta
- Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean
2011 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year:
- Ford Edge
- Hyundai Tucson
- Volkswagen Touareg
2011 Best New Design:
- Audi R8 Spyder
- Jaguar XJ Supercharged
- Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG