The Automotive Journalists Association of Canada has announced the category winners in its annual Canadian Car of the Year awards (the overall Car of the Year will be selected from the category winners and announced in February). Link to the article on Canadian Driver

Winners are:

Best New Sports Coupe or Sedan (under $35,000): Mazda3 Sport
Best New Economy Car: Mazda3 sedan
Best New Family Vehicle: Mazda6
Best New Sports/Performance Vehicle: Mazda RX-8

The second-rate non-Mazda winners are:
Best New MPV/Crossover Vehicle: Infiniti FX45
Best New Sports Coupe (over $35,000): Infiniti G35 Coupe
Best New Luxury Car: BMW 5 Series
Best New Minivan: Toyota Sienna
Best New Sport Utility Vehicle: Subaru Forester 2.5 XT
Best New Pick-up: Ford F-150

Congrats, Mazda!

Regards,
Gordon

 

Interesting comments on this win also in the Toronto Star

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=969048871196

Jim Kenzie was the chairman of the committee but not all the car he chose won the best car in its category.

Interesting comments.

I am really glad that Mazda did well.

 

"Perhaps it's just that Mazda happened to have one sensational new car that qualified for two categories, a second (Mazda6) that lucked in to being eligible this year, and a third (RX-8) that perhaps was an upset.

It isn't unprecedented, but it is very rare for one company to do so well."

Personally, a few years back, I had Mazda down for the count. Old Ford and 90's jap technology, who cares performance, and invisible marketing.

Shows to go, they were (finally) busy back at the lab making up for lost time, in the performance, features, and "Whowie-Zoowie Look-at-that!" departments.

Congrats Mazda!! :D

 

Shows what one little ragtop can do for a company. :D