North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists announced

[gavriil]

Pick of the Litter: North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists announced By AUTOWEEK General Motors is the only automaker with a vehicle in each category, the Cadillac SRX, above, and the Cadillac XLR. Seventeen cars and 13 trucks made the list of vehicles considered for 2004 North American Car and Truck of the Year honors, as selected each year by a panel of 49 automotive journalists from Canada and the U.S. The ballots have been counted and only six vehicles remain. On the car side, finalists are Cadillac XLR, Mazda RX-8 and Toyota Prius. Truck finalists are Cadillac SRX, Ford F-150 and Nissan Titan. Winners will be announced Jan. 4 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The awards are designed to recognize the most outstanding vehicles of the year based on factors including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value for the dollar. Eligible vehicles must be “substantially changed” from the previous model. Jurors are given 25 points to divide among cars and trucks. However, no more than 10 points may be given to a single vehicle. The ballots are counted by the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche. Until the news conference in January only Richard Gabrys, the vice chairman of Deloitte, knows the winners. The awards were started in 1993 and are modeled after the European “Car of the Year.” They are administered by a seven-person organizing committee and funded by dues paid by the jurors. Here are the previous winners: 1994 North American Car of the Year - Mercedes-Benz C-Class. 1994 North American Truck of the Year – Dodge Ram 1995 North American Car of the Year – Chrysler Cirrus. 1995 North American Truck of the Year – Chevrolet Blazer 1996 North American Car of the Year – Chrysler minivans 1996 North American Truck of the Year – Ford F-150 1997 North American Car of the Year – Mercedes-Benz SLK 1997 North American Truck of the Year – Ford Expedition 1998 North American Car of the Year – Chevrolet Corvette 1998 North American Truck of the Year – Mercedes-Benz ML320 1999 North American Car of the Year – Volkswagen New Beetle. 1999 North American Truck of the Year – Jeep Grand Cherokee. 2000 North American Car of the Year – Ford Focus 2000 North American Truck of the Year – Nissan Xterra 2001 North American Car of the Year – Chrysler PT Cruiser. 2001 North American Truck of the Year – Acura MDX. 2002 North American Car of the Year – Nissan Altima. 2002 North American Truck of the Year – Chevrolet TrailBlazer. 2003 North American Car of the Year – Mini Cooper/Cooper S. 2003 North American Truck of the Year – Volvo XC90.

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[ItalianStallion]

chrysler cirrus? wtf?

my vote goes to the prius and the titan.

[Chaptorial]

Its gonna be the Prius and the new F-150.

[charliemike]

Originally posted by ItalianStallion
chrysler cirrus? wtf?

At the time those cars were really promising and turned out to be built like turds. Styled really nicely compared to what was on the market (look at a picture of a '95 Cirrus and a '95 Accord).

[DISRUPTV]

srx and prius

[gavriil]

Originally posted by Chaptorial
Its gonna be the Prius and the new F-150.

I agree.

[Nashua_Night_Hawk]

I vote:
1) Titan and Prius
or
2) Titan and RX-8

[Crazy Acura]

Originally posted by gavriil
I agree.

I agree with your statement

[chungkopi]

Originally posted by charliemike
At the time those cars were really promising and turned out to be built like turds. Styled really nicely compared to what was on the market (look at a picture of a '95 Cirrus and a '95 Accord).

i'll take '95 accord over cirrus anyday.