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Ford Fusion wins Motor Trend Car of the Year award

For the first time ever, Motor Trend announced the winner of its annual Car of the Year award this afternoon live via webcast. Though the field of 23 contenders was highly competitive this year (follow the jump for a complete list), we guessed immediately that the winner was a Ford as soon as the webcast came online. How'd we know? The fact they were broadcasting the announcement from Ford World Headquarters in Detroit was a not-so-subtle clue. The Fusion, Taurus and Mustang were all in the running, but it was Ford's redesigned mid-size ... Read more →

Nissan GT-R crowned Motor Trend Car of the Year Frank Filipponio

Do you sense a pattern here? Not only has the Nissan GT-R won just about every comparison test on the planet, but it's also racked up a Popular Science Best of What's New award, Car of the Year ...

Motor Trend crowns Cadillac CTS "Car of the Year" Drew Phillips

The editors of Motor Trend have tallied up the votes and crowned the Cadillac CTS their 2008 Car of the Year, GM's first since the Corvette won a full decade ago. The CTS beat an 18-car field ...

Is the 2008 Honda Accord Motor Trend's COTY? Dan Roth

Toyota Camry crowned Motor Trend Car of the Year Frank Filipponio

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**Ford Fusion wins Motor Trend Car of the Year award** 23 days ago on Autoblog

Nissan GT-R crowned Motor Trend Car of the Year 1 year ago on Autoblog

Do you sense a pattern here? Not only has the Nissan GT-R won just about every comparison test on the planet, but it's also racked up a Popular Science Best of What's New award, Car of the Year honors from Automobile Magazine, and now the GT-R can add Motor Trend's CotY trophy to its mantle, as ...

Motor Trend crowns Cadillac CTS "Car of the Year" 2 years ago on Autoblog

The editors of Motor Trend have tallied up the votes and crowned the Cadillac CTS their 2008 Car of the Year, GM's first since the Corvette won a full decade ago. The CTS beat an 18-car field including the Honda Accord, Audi TT, Subaru WRX, Chevrolet Malibu, Mitsubishi Lancer, Mercedes-Benz C-Class ...

Is the 2008 Honda Accord Motor Trend's COTY? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Has Ernie Boch Jr. let the cat out of the bag? Autoblog reader Jason tipped us that he heard a fleeting mention of the 2008 Honda Accord being Motor Trend's Car Of The Year during a commercial for a seasonal promotion at the national sales champ dealership. Could it be that Jason's sharp ear has ...

Toyota Camry crowned Motor Trend Car of the Year 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Toyota Camry, despite being knocked by many enthusiasts as soulless and bland, has still managed to outsell every other car on the market. Second on the list is its own sibling, the Corolla. And sales keep going up, so it obviously has a lot going for it. First it wins "Most Popular" award for ...

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