Automobile Journalists Association of Canada announces best new cars for 2007

The votes have been counted and the results are in. After spending the final days in October testing virtually every new 2007 car and truck, over 100 Canadian auto journalists have had their say on the best cars and trucks for ’07. And the winners are.....
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S4cabriofoxone - 11/22/2006 11:24:26 AM

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The EOS 2.0T beat out the A4 Cabriolet 2.0T!

Blasphemy!

"Best New Prestige Car
Audi S8
The Contenders: Jaguar XK Convertible, Lexus LS 460L, Mercedes-Benz S-Class"

Bill - 11/22/2006 11:28:47 AM

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I see the GL450 won the luxury SUV award. The car magazines really seem to dig that truck.

S4cabriofoxone - 11/22/2006 11:53:59 AM

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Yeah, I guess I have to drive it. I don't think it's that good-looking or that luxurious (I was at my local Benz dealer yesterday; we were driving an E350 4Matic and weren't impressed). Maybe it's sporty?

MercBasher - 11/23/2006 1:02:14 PM

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I love the new GL, but I didn't trade in my Lexus LX470 because the GL does not have a reversing camera and the navigation system is awkward to use. My Lexus dealership is telling me the new LX570 will be released by the end of calendar 2007, so I can wait.

However if you like your vehicles without decent GPS, and don't care about the reversing camera then the GL is a fantastic machine.

S4cabriofoxone - 11/23/2006 11:05:55 AM

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Uh... well, the Rabbit and Civic are pretty much equal, or possibly the Rabbit is better, where fun-to-drive-ness are concerned, and it's certainly a more versatile car, thanks to the hatchback. I wouldn't say the Civic is better- it depends on what bodystyle you want.

The Corolla has never really been best-in-class, and going by the pictures we saw, the new one won't be, either.

S4cabriofoxone - 11/23/2006 11:06:38 AM

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A lot of typos there!

I meant "where fun-to-drive-ness IS concerned", and "judging" instead of "going".

MercBasher - 11/23/2006 12:59:34 PM

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If Agent 009 had written the headline it would have been "shock as Toyota fails to win many categories".

By the way Toyota/Lexus won four categories the most of any company. So, as usual, congrats to the Toyota/Lexus in this case for the RAV4, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Lexus ES350