Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine just named the Chevy Volt the car of the year!
Both Automobile Magazine and Motor Trend named it their car of the year for 2013.
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The auto magazines normally put Ferraris and Lamborghinis on the cover, but Motor Trend has the Volt up there.
If somebody wants to go buy, as the President said, the Motor Trend car of the year, they can go do that.
Motor Trend drove the car for almost 300 miles, charging at night and going through a routine of freeway and stop-start city driving.
Model S has received many awards and accolades during its first year on the market, including Motor Trend's prestigious 2013 Car of the Year.
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Motor Trend has a history of bestowing this prize on path-breaking vehicles that have yet to be tested by real drivers in a hostile world.
First drive reviews are featured in Motor Trend and a few select car magazines this month, but American has yet to see the Ferrari up close.
Four years ago, Motor Trend named the Toyota Tundra the 2008 Truck of the Year, calling it one of the biggest, strongest and most capable trucks on the market.
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Judges consisted of various respected automotive journalists representing media outlets such as Motor Trend, CNET, and Super Street with judging for each category based on a balance between performance, style, and speed.
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The Volkswagen Passat won the 2012 Motor Trend Car of the Year award (which judges models on a variety of value and safety criteria), propelling it to sales of over 117, 000 that year alone.
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Tesla's Model S was named Motor Trend's Car of the Year, and after receiving the award Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that an electric pickup truck might be in the company's future.
This week, Chevy is rolling out new advertising, including an ad called "Just the Facts, " aimed at reminding consumers that the Volt has been heralded as a "game changer, " that it won Motor Trend magazine's "Car of the Year" award and that owners love the vehicle.
Herndon, VA - Volkswagen announced today that a 2013 Jetta Hybrid driven by Motor Trend Associate Road Test Editor Carlos Lago recorded a speed of 185.394 mph (298.363 kph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats, near Wendover, Nevada, during the Southern California Timing Association's (SCTA) annual Speed Week.
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And I think he pointed out today that of the companies that we're talking about, like I said, he said in his remarks, he mentioned -- I don't want to turn this into an advertisement -- (laughter) -- you know, Chevy Malibu was the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year, or North American Car of the Year.
Rosen cautioned that consumption may slip in the second quarter because so many of the gains in the first quarter came from motor vehicle purchases, but he said that the trend should remain up as long as consumers perceive that future income growth can subsidize current consumption.
And the hottest strategic trend in automaking--led by Ford Motor, Nissan and China--is making lighter, safer and more fuel-efficient cars.
And the German trend doesn't look encouraging, which - with Germany as the economic motor of the eurozone - augurs ill, particularly since this performance pre-dates the share-market slump of the past fortnight that will have dented the confidence of consumers and businesses.
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