Car of the year

[CX7]

Congratulations SUBARU!!!
http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/subar...the-year-title

[crossdx]

Yep, congrats to Subaru and MotorImage!

Found out about this just yesterday, after I'd already reserved a Legacy GT sedan.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/hom...or-subaru.html

[daimengrui]

Well deserved

[mikmik316]

Huh?

Van and MPV - Foton MPX

Land Craft Most Attractive SUV - Jeep Commander Diesel

[niky]

Release:

Since opening in Manila in 2006, Motor Image Philippines, exclusive distributor of Subaru, has been on a heady climb into the big leagues. And they celebrate their third year with their second P-COTY crown and a trio of class wins. Overall winner for the 2009 Philippine Car of the Year is the new Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Sedan, thanks to its enticing blend of luxury, power and comfort. Other class winners for Subaru include the Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Wagon, which won the 4WD Crossover class, and the Subaru Impreza WRX sedan, which beat out the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X for 4WD Sports sedan / coupe honors.

Mitsubishi won’t be feeling bad about this loss, though, since the Lancer EX GLX won the compact class, avenging last year’s loss, and their smash sales hit, the genre-defining Montero, won the Midsize 2WD SUV class.

Honors for the 4WD class for SUVs, however, went to Ford, with a strong showing from the Everest 4x4, proof positive that absolute power is enough to make up for any shortcomings in refinement, especially when coupled to the best 4WD system in its class. Also a winner for Ford is the new Expedition, which won honors in the Luxury SUV class, thanks to improved interior luxury, a powerful and economical V8 (a paradox, given this car’s reputation) and extra refinement.

Other notable winners include the smashing new Hyundai Genesis Coupe, the luxurious new Jaguar XF and the ultra-luxurious Lexus LS460. The Kia Soul and Suzuki Celerio ran uncontested in their classes, unfortunately, thus we’ll never know how they would have compared to the competition. They still received high marks from the judges, nonetheless.

A complete list of class-winners follows. For cars that ran uncontested in their classes, a Merit of Participation badge was awarded, though these cars were still counted in the running towards overall Car of the Year honors.

Category Winners:

Suzuki Celerio – Merit of Participation, Mini Class
Honda City 1.5 – Winner, Subcompact Class
Mitsubishi Lancer EX GLX – Winner, Compact Class
Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Sedan – Winner, Midsize Class / P-COTY
Lexus ES350 – Merit of Participation, Luxury Class
Jaguar XF 4.2 V8 – Winner, Premium Luxury Class
Lexus LS460 – Winner, Ultra Luxury Class
Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan – Winner, 4WD Sports Car
Hyundai Genesis Coupe – Winner, 2WD Sports Car
Foton MPX – Merit of Participation, Van / MPV
Kia Soul – Merit of Participation, 2WD Crossover & Wagon
Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Wagon – Winner, 4WD Crossover & Wagon
Volvo XC60 – Winner, Luxury Crossover & Wagon
Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x2 2.4 AT – Merit of Participation, Compact SUV
Mitsubishi Montero Sport GLS 2.5 4x2 AT – Winner, 2WD Midsize SUV
Ford Everest 4x4 3.0 AT Limited – Winner, 4WD Midsize SUV
Ford Expedition EL – Winner, Luxury SUV

Special Awards:

AAP Road Safety Campaign – Toyota
Manila International Auto Show Technical Innovation – Volvo XC60 City Safe
Speedlab Tuner’s Choice – Subaru Legacy
DMF Drift Best Handling Car – Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Ortigas Home Depot Best Media Event – Toyota Road Trek
Standard Insurance Most Affordable Car – Suzuki Celerio
Land Craft Most Attractive SUV – Jeep Commander 3.0 Diesel

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The 6th Annual Philippine Car of the Year is the definitive Philippine automotive award. Run by the Car Awards Group, Incorporated, it is scored on the basis of subjective voting and objective performance testing carried out by dozens of automotive journalists from various publications. Results are audited by MG Madrid and Co. prior to the announcement of winners.

[niky]

Huh?

Van and MPV - Foton MPX

Land Craft Most Attractive SUV - Jeep Commander Diesel

That's Merit of Participation. No other new Van/MPV was released this year.

Most Attractive... don't see anything wrong... the Commander is a pretty butch looking car...

[crossdx]

Ah, beauty will always be subjective, so I don't see anything wrong with that pick either. :rose:

[crossdx]

Been seeing the CotY award emblem emblazoned on various print adds for some of the respective winners recently. Volvo XC60, Gen Coupe, and of course, the Subaru Legacy GT.

And I saw a Jeep Commander in person the other day. It is rather handsome, in its own right. hehe