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Gran Turismo creator to select Best in Show at SEMA that will be featured in upcoming game

Each year at SEMA, a select group of editors and contributors from the world's largest automotive publications scour the show floor to hand out prizes for the best hot rod, Japanese import, European import, domestic automobile and SUV. But not the overall Best in Show award. That'll be handed out by a video game programmer. Well, not just any video game programmer. The video game programmer: Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of the Gran Turismo racing game franchise. As part of the seventh annual Gran Turismo awards, Yamauchi will hand pick one ... Read more →

Hyundai Genesis Sedan - The most awarded car of 2009? Chris Shunk

When the Hyundai Genesis Sedan hit the scene, it was hard to know exactly what to think of the handsome-if-anonymous looking luxury intender. After all, Hyundai hadn't ever had a presence in our ...

European jurists announce candidates for 2010 Car of the Year Noah Joseph

It's getting to be that time of the year when jurists select their favorites for the various Car of the Year awards. And so, hot on the heels of the announced list of nominees for the 2010 North ...

Sebastian Vettel drives his Toro Rosso on public streets to pick up award Noah Joseph

It's not every day that we get to see an F1 car out on city streets, but then again, we don't live in Italy. That's the racing-crazed country that recently allowed Sebastian Vettel to drive a grand ...

Jay Leno to be honored with La Bella Macchina Award Michael Harley

Automotive aficionado and all-around cool dude Jay Leno – today celebrating his last night has host of The Tonight Show – is set to receive the "La Bella Macchina" award this August at ...

Mercedes-Benz R-Class, Lincoln MKZ earn IIHS Top Safety Pick 6 months ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently tested the Mercedes-Benz R-Class and Lincoln MKZ, and both have earned the agency's Top Safety Pick rating for 2009. The 2009 Mercedes-Benz R-Class did very well in the frontal offset and side impact tests with "Good" ratings in both ...

Jamie Kitman wins 2009 National Magazine Award 6 months ago on Autoblog

Jamie Kitman, Automobile Magazine's New York Bureau Chief, has been named the winner of the 2009 National Magazine Award in the Columns and Commentary category. Kitman's monthly column, Noise, Vibration, and Harshness, won the recognition from the National Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). The ...

2009 World Car of the Year finalists announced 8 months ago on Autoblog

Less than one month from now, the 2009 World Car of the Year Award winner will be announced at the New York Auto Show. The international jury panel (chosen by the World Car Steering Committee on the basis of experience, expertise, credibility and influence) has whittled down the original list of ...

Mazda President and CEO James O'Sullivan named Automotive Executive of the Year 8 months ago on Autoblog

Joining the ranks of Carroll Shelby, Rick Wagoner, Henry Ford II, Robert Eaton, Lee Iacocca and John DeLorean (to name just a few), James O'Sullivan will receive the 2009 Automotive Executive of the Year Award at an invitation-only luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) in May. O'Sullivan is ...

Self-inflating tire technology captures innovation award 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Tire Technology of the Year award, handed out at the Tire Technology Expo in Hamburg, Germany, has been awarded to the creators of the Self-Inflating Tire at Coda Development. While "self-inflating" tires aren't new to the market (especially in the commercial industry), nearly all of the ...

Jaguar XF does the double, wins What Car? award again 9 months ago on Autoblog

Somebody get the record player out and put on Al Stewart, because this is turning into The Year of the Cat. The English marque just showed off the new XFR and XKR, a slightly modified XFR broke the company's speed record formerly held by the Jaguar XJ220, and chatter suggests that the automaker is ...

Jury announces finalists for European Car of the Year 1 year ago on Autoblog

The panel of 59 automotive journalists which decide each year's European Car of the Year have narrowed down their selection from the initial list of 38 contenders to just seven finalists, which have now been announced. Along the way, some noteworthy new vehicles have been forsaken, among them the ...

2008 International Engine of the Year Award nominees announced 1 year ago on Autoblog

The "International Engine of the Year Award" is a big deal as far as bragging rights go in this industry. Think of it like the Academy Awards for engines. However, instead of members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voting, you have 62 renowned motoring journalists, from 30 ...

Top Gear gives Fiat 500 another award, though Captain Slow didn't like it 1 year ago on Autoblog

Fiat's undeniably adorable 500 has closed off the year with yet another award. The retro-licious little supermini already won the car award of all car awards when it took the 2008 European Car of the Year award, which it somehow managed to squeeze into its little hatch packed with the Auto Europa ...

Porsche studio wins iF Product Design Award 1 year ago on Autoblog

Porsche fanatics recognize the German sportscars for their engineering, less so for their design, which changes very little from one successive model to another. The company's merchandising design studio, however, is being recognized for its design prowess with another iF Product Design Award. The ...

Montoya of the Year 2 years ago on Autoblog

Those who have followed the post-Talladega Nights stream of Formula One refugees fleeing to NASCAR will be happy to learn that former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has been awarded Rookie of the Year in the Nextel Cup. The announcement of Montoya's citation comes right after the series' season closer ...

Fiat 500 named 2008 European Car of the Year 2 years ago on Autoblog

Hot on the heels of the announced winner of EVO's Car of the Year award comes the revelation from the bigger European Car of the Year, which bestowed the citation for 2008 to the impossibly charming Fiat 500. While EVO's, like Motor Trend here, is awarded by one magazine, the European Car of the ...

Ford Mondeo named Car of the Year by Auto Express 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above to see more high-res pics of the new Ford Mondeo We believe it's that time of year again when every automotive media outlet and its sister (publication) begin giving out its Car of the Year (COTY) award. Auto Express in the U.K. is kicking things off by awards its respective COTY statue ...

Honda has APEAL: wins most segments in JD Power's rankings 2 years ago on Autoblog

Honda took four categories in the latest J.D. Power's 2007 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. APEAL measures how happy an owner is with the design, content, layout, and performance of their car within 90 days of purchase. When the votes were tallied from the 91,000 ...

Whaa? Big 3 wins big in Ward's Interior of the Year Awards 2 years ago on Autoblog

When did the day come that interiors designed by our own domestic automakers were being celebrated as the best in the biz? After decades of dull designs, cheap materials and poor fit and finish, that day would be today. Ward's Auto has released the results of its 2007 Interior of the Year ...

Autoblog Podcast #66 2 years ago on Autoblog

The last couple of days, we've all been inundated with news of Chrysler's sale to Cerberus, and that's what we lead Podcast #66 with. As much as it makes analysts and pundits foam at the mouth, news about the sale is a pretty dry affair. We'll be keeping an eye on how things go with the newly ...

Union of Concerned Scientists votes Honda country's greenest car maker 2 years ago on Autoblog

To paraphrase Gordon Gecko, when it comes to Honda, "green is good." The Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit advocacy group out of Cambridge, Massachussetts, voted Honda the country's greenest automaker for the fourth time in a row. Their UCS study, called Automaker Rankings 2007: The ...

Readers choose best of 2007 for Auto Motor und Sport 2 years ago on Autoblog

When the people speak, we listen. And apparently so does the German buff book, Auto Motor Und Sport. They polled 100,000 of their own readers and asked them to list their favorite vehicles in ten different segments. Each segment was broken into two categories: Domestic (German brands) and Import. ...

R.L. Polk hands out awards for loyalty; GM and Toyota clean up 2 years ago on Autoblog

R.L. Polk & Co. announced the winners of its 11th Automotive Loyalty Awards during the 2007 Automotive News World Congress a week or so ago. Some of the companies and cars that won may surprise you. First off, General Motors won the Overall Manufacturer award... for the seventh consecutive ...

Holden VE Commodore wins Australian Wheels' COTY award 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Added mega-gallery of 131 high-res Holden Commodore images since we in the U.S. don't often get to gaze at these vehicles. click above image to view 131 high-res images of every kind of Commodore For those of you eagerly anticipating the U.S. arrival of Holden's rear-wheel drive Zeta ...

Toyota's Jim Press named Auto Industry Exec of the Year 2 years ago on Autoblog

Jim Press, the president of Toyota Motor North America (TMA), has been announced as the recipient of this year's 2007 Automotive Industry Executive of the Year award, which surprisingly marks the first time (though probably not the last) that a Toyota exec has earned the honor. You may remember ...

Top Gear's back, with Hammond, airing Jan28 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Top_Gear_s_back_with_Hammond_airing_Jan28'; The Hamster's back! We're pleased to report that after a miraculously brief recovery period following his mishap with a 300-mph jet-powered dragster, Richard Hammond is back in action, and so is Top ...

Golden Steering Wheel turns out six winners 3 years ago on Autoblog

German newspaper Bild am Sonntag has announced the six winners of its Golden Steering Wheel Award, a prize decided on by 25 select automotive experts from various countries. Seemingly the equivalent of a set of golden calipers, the Golden Steering Wheel prize is highly sought after by automakers ...

Motor Trend names Mercedes-Benz GL-Class SUV of the Year 3 years ago on Autoblog

Motor Trend has gone and named the 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 its SUV of the Year. We apologize if you were waiting with baited breath for the December issue of MT to arrive because you like to find these things out for yourself, but if that's the case then we can't help you. The GL450 beat out 22 ...

Il Commendatore: Mario Andretti honored by Italy 3 years ago on Autoblog

Accomplished race driver, living legend and patriarch of a veritable racing dynasty Mario Andretti is being honored by the Italian government with the title of Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana. The prestigious award will be presented on October 23 by Consul-General Antonio Bandini at the New ...

Bill Ford named Auto Exec of the Year 3 years ago on Autoblog

Sure, the North American wing of his company may be floundering a bit, but Bill Ford’s frankness in the face of financial hardship has won him the honor of being named the 2006 Automotive Industry Exec of the Year. The Automotive Industry Action Group and DNV, a management systems ...

Austrian magazine votes Mercedes-Benz S-Class "Fleet Car of the Year" 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class received high praise from the Austrian motor specialist magazine "Firmenwagen" with the magazine's readership voted the luxury sedan as "Fleet Car of the Year 2006." The S-Class was chosen in recognization to its array of technology such as: Brake ...

Finalists announced for 2006 World Car of the Year 3 years ago on Autoblog

May I have the envelope, please? Not quite yet. However... the finalists are: BMW 3-Series Honda Civic/Civic Hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sport Lexus IS Mazda MX-5 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class Porsche Cayman S Suzuki Swift Volkswagen ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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