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The top three finalists in eight “Best New” categories have been announced for the 2017 Canadian Car of the Year Awards (CCOTY).
The annual awards are determined by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), with results tabulated by KPMG.
The overall category winners from the finalists will be announced in early December in Toronto, Ontario. These winners will then compete for the 2017 Canadian Car of the Year, Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year, Canadian Green Car of the Year, and Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year.
The program capitalizes on the experience of some 90 member journalists, who drive all category entries on a series of drive routes, including public roads, a performance course, a handling course, and an off-road course, covering a range of conditions that consumers are also likely to experience.
Dozens of factors are scored, and everything from noise levels and cargo space, to fuel economy and acceleration figures are considered and weighted. Vehicles are categorized by their type and price, and all entries in each category are driven back-to-back, on the same day and in the same conditions.
“The benefits are twofold,” says Justin Pritchard, CCOTY co-chair. “First, back-to-back testing brings out even subtle differences between competitors, which are reflected in the scoring results. And second, all of our results are quantified. When a vehicle wins or loses in the program, the public can see precisely why, since all of our testing and voting data is published online at www.ajac.ca. This isn’t a popularity contest. When we declare a winner, we’ve got hundreds of thousands of data points, collected during thousands of man-hours of controlled test-drives, to back it up.”
This year, 1,384 test drives occurred at TestFest generating over 100,000 objective and subjective data points throughout the week for the calculation of the Canadian Car of the Year Winners.
[h=3]Top Three Finalists – 2017 Canadian Car of The Year Awards[/h][h=4]Best New Small Car :[/h]
The annual awards are determined by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), with results tabulated by KPMG.
The overall category winners from the finalists will be announced in early December in Toronto, Ontario. These winners will then compete for the 2017 Canadian Car of the Year, Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year, Canadian Green Car of the Year, and Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year.
The program capitalizes on the experience of some 90 member journalists, who drive all category entries on a series of drive routes, including public roads, a performance course, a handling course, and an off-road course, covering a range of conditions that consumers are also likely to experience.
Dozens of factors are scored, and everything from noise levels and cargo space, to fuel economy and acceleration figures are considered and weighted. Vehicles are categorized by their type and price, and all entries in each category are driven back-to-back, on the same day and in the same conditions.
“The benefits are twofold,” says Justin Pritchard, CCOTY co-chair. “First, back-to-back testing brings out even subtle differences between competitors, which are reflected in the scoring results. And second, all of our results are quantified. When a vehicle wins or loses in the program, the public can see precisely why, since all of our testing and voting data is published online at www.ajac.ca. This isn’t a popularity contest. When we declare a winner, we’ve got hundreds of thousands of data points, collected during thousands of man-hours of controlled test-drives, to back it up.”
This year, 1,384 test drives occurred at TestFest generating over 100,000 objective and subjective data points throughout the week for the calculation of the Canadian Car of the Year Winners.
[h=3]Top Three Finalists – 2017 Canadian Car of The Year Awards[/h][h=4]Best New Small Car :[/h]
- Chevrolet Cruze
- Hyundai Elantra
- Subaru Impreza
- Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
- Kia Optima HEV
- Volkswagen Golf (Alltrack)
- Buick LaCrosse
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class (E 300 4MATIC)
- S90 Volvo
- Fiat 124 Spider
- Ford Focus RS
- Hyundai Elantra (Sport)
- BMW M2
- Mercedes-AMG C-Class Coupe (AMG C 63 S)
- Porsche 911 (Carrera 4S)
- Ford Escape
- Kia Sportage
- Subaru Forester
- Chrysler Pacifica
- GMC Acadia
- Mazda CX-9
- Buick Envision
- Cadillac XT5
- Mercedes-Benz GLC (GLC 300 4MATIC)
