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Interesting that 2 of the 3 finalists in the auto division were EV's: Volt and Leaf. The Sonata was the 3rd.
That new explorer is COOL! Besides being really nice inside it has a Terrain Management System which lets you select the surface you're driving on and sets up the suspension for it. It also has Curve Control monitors vehicle position, wheel angles, and speed to help stability.
NY Times....
That new explorer is COOL! Besides being really nice inside it has a Terrain Management System which lets you select the surface you're driving on and sets up the suspension for it. It also has Curve Control monitors vehicle position, wheel angles, and speed to help stability.
NY Times....
Volt Is Car of the Year; Explorer Is Truck of the Year
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid continued to rack up accolades, winning the North American Car of the Year award. Joining General Motors on the victory podium was Ford, whose all-new Explorer won top honors in the truck category.
Volt was voted Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles auto show last November. For Ford, the new Explorer is a radical departure from the old truck-based S.U.V. that formerly wore that nameplate.
A jury of 49 journalists from the United States and Canada voted in the competition, which recognized vehicles that were leaders in their category. While only North American journalists voted, all new or “substantially changed†vehicles from anywhere in the world were eligible. Finalists on the car side included the Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Sonata and Volt. Joining the Explorer among truck finalists were the Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The Volt’s win was the fourth North American Car of the Year award for G.M., while the Explorer’s win was the seventh North American Truck of the Year award for Ford, which has dominated the truck category.
In choosing a winner, the journalists were asked to consider factors including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value. The finalists were selected from a field of 14 cars — four were domestic models and 10 were imports — and 14 trucks. The truck category included five Detroit brands and nine imports.
In the voting, which is based on a point system, the Volt and the Explorer dominated. The Volt received 253 points, the Sonata 163 and the Leaf 94. In the truck voting, the Explorer had 253 points, the Jeep 138 and the Durango 99.
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The 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid continued to rack up accolades, winning the North American Car of the Year award. Joining General Motors on the victory podium was Ford, whose all-new Explorer won top honors in the truck category.
Volt was voted Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles auto show last November. For Ford, the new Explorer is a radical departure from the old truck-based S.U.V. that formerly wore that nameplate.
A jury of 49 journalists from the United States and Canada voted in the competition, which recognized vehicles that were leaders in their category. While only North American journalists voted, all new or “substantially changed†vehicles from anywhere in the world were eligible. Finalists on the car side included the Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Sonata and Volt. Joining the Explorer among truck finalists were the Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The Volt’s win was the fourth North American Car of the Year award for G.M., while the Explorer’s win was the seventh North American Truck of the Year award for Ford, which has dominated the truck category.
In choosing a winner, the journalists were asked to consider factors including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value. The finalists were selected from a field of 14 cars — four were domestic models and 10 were imports — and 14 trucks. The truck category included five Detroit brands and nine imports.
In the voting, which is based on a point system, the Volt and the Explorer dominated. The Volt received 253 points, the Sonata 163 and the Leaf 94. In the truck voting, the Explorer had 253 points, the Jeep 138 and the Durango 99.
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