Archive for the ‘Awards’ Category

Honda CBF Stunner 125 wins Best Machine For New Riders award

The Honda CBF Stunner is most sought after entry level bike in Britain

Honda’s CBF Stunner 125 has proven it ability by winning the ‘Best Machine For New Riders’ award at the 14th Motor Cycle News (MCN) Awards.

This bike has been targeted towards beginners in UK and became this year’s best selling bike in the country. The bike is a blend of stylish looks, performance and reliability and this overall riding experience which this bike provides to its customers made it the choice of the panel of judges as the best choice for newcomers to two wheels.

As we have already mentioned in one of our articles earlier, Honda launched a new white-black paint scheme for CBF 125 in UK.

Apart from this the bike is also available with a couple of swish new top boxes, to hold 26 or 35 litres of stuff. The boxes cost £109.99 and £129.99 and are very useful for storing things like helmet, pizzas or any other material.

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Entry posted on December 18th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Honda Motorcycles

Ford Endeavour receives honors at 2009 Car of the Year Awards

Ford_Endeavour_headlampThe new Ford Endeavour adds another feather to its hat

At the 2009 Car of the Year Awards show in Philippines, the judging panel recognized the capabilities of the new Ford Endeavour (named Ford Everest in select markets) by picking it as the best Mid-size 4×4 SUV.

The new 2009 Ford Endeavour 4×4 LTD, which received the award boasts of a 3.0L DuraTorq TDCi common-rail turbodiesel engine accompanied by a 5-Speed 4×4 automatic with electronic shift-on-the-fly.

Ford Group Philippines President Rick Baker -

We are honored to receive these titles for the Ford Everest and Ford Expedition. Once again, these are affirming testimonies of the best-in-class performance of our world-class vehicles. The recognition echoes the robust performance for both vehicles, being two of our most popular nameplates launched this year

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Entry posted on December 15th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Ford

India bound VW Polo is European Car of the Year 2009!

The Polo is the European Car of the Year 2009. It will debut locally at Expo ‘10

I haven’t known a car that’s held the honor of being the European car of the year as well as carrying ‘Made In India’ tag. Well, my wish is going to come true next year as the Volkswagen Polo was officially chosen as the 2010 European Car of the Year.

The Polo didn’t win it hands down. It narrowly escaped defeat by scoring slightly more than the Toyota iQ for the award.

The cars that went till the last round were the Opel/Vauxhall Astra, Skoda Yeti, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Peugeot 3008, and the Citroen C3 Picasso.

VW’s Polo despite being 7.5 percent lighter than the previous model, holds a five-star safety rating, a bigger body and slightly larger boot. Six different engine options are offered on the Polo in Europe.

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Entry posted on November 30th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Volkswagen

Suzuki Wagon R wins 2009 Good Design Long Life Design Award

Suzuki_Wagon_R_2009_Long_Life_designWagon R wins due to its well-known proportions and large number of followers

Although the award belongs to the 2009 model Wagon R which is sold in Japan, Indian owners don’t have an entirely different vehicle. While the structurally almost the same, the difference is under the hood. The Japanese version gets a 660cc engine with CVT and all-wheel drive as options.

The Suzuki Wagon R has been awarded 2009 Good Design Long Life Design Award by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization.

The judging panel had this to say about the Wagon R -

The Wagon R established the type of minivehicle packaging in which there’s a tall body and a distinct bonnet. The styling has been changed with successive generations, but the fundamental dimensions have been carried forward and refined very well. The well-known proportions of the Wagon R have created a distinct automotive product category in which there have been many followers. The Wagon R is widely recognized for its user-friendliness and has become an iconic presence in Japanese living environments

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Entry posted on November 18th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Suzuki

Suzuki Splash/Ritz wins prestigious Hungarian Quality Product certificate

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The Suzuki Splash (Ritz as we know it) has been awarded with the prestigious ‘Hungarian Quality Product’ certificate. The certificate is issued for the 12th year and this year, in the ‘Machines, units, equipment, vehicles’ category, the Splash was picked as the winner.

As the name describes, the certificate is issued to products that meet quality levels demanded by the judges. The Splash is mass-produced in Hungary and thus was eligible for receiving the award.

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Entry posted on September 8th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Suzuki

Fiat 500 bags its 30th international award

Fiat 500 bags its 30th international award

It is the 30th time the Fiat 500 is winning an international award, with 3,000 more waiting in line.

The 500’s 30th award was at the 2009 Auto Express Awards, for the second consecutive year, the 500 was given the best city car title.

The stylish Italian supermini was judged at Britain’s biggest weekly car magazine’s annual award function. It’s not the first time Fiat’s coming first, the Panda pocketed the same award for four years, before the 500 came into the scene.

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Entry posted on August 7th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Fiat

Suzuki Vitara DDiS wins 4X4OTY in Australia

Suzuki Vitara DDiS wins 4X4OTY in Australia

4X4OTY – Four wheel drive of the year

The Suzuki Vitara DDiS is not available in India, people expected it, but it wasn’t to be.

The Suzuki Vitara DDiS (Fiat’s Multijet engine) version earned itself the title of Australia’s best compact SUV at the 4X4OTY contest, judged by the reputed 4WD magazine editors in the country.

The competition was no where near easy, some of the tough and proven vehicles sold here in India too – Volkswagen Tiguan, Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson, Nissan X-Trail, Jeep Wrangler, Subaru Forester and Honda CR-V.

Judges loved its steering, suspension, seating as they ruthlessly carefully put the cars through the off-road evaluation course.

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Entry posted on July 1st, 2009 and filed under Awards, Suzuki

Toyota Land Cruiser V8 wins Security Award for second year

Toyota Land Cruiser V8 wins Security Award for second year

The Toyota Land Cruiser V8 has been voted number one for the second year running in the large 4×4 category at the British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards.

Toyota’s Land Cruiser has an upper hand in the SUV segment worldwide. It is one of the best cars for school runs in western countries because of the sheer volume of the safety features it offers.

It has got every safety and security features under the sun with 10 airbags, 4-wheel ABS, vehicle stability control, brake assist and the list goes on and on.

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Entry posted on June 20th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Toyota

Audi R8 voted “The Classic Car of the Future” for 2009

Audi R8 voted “The Classic Car of the Future” for 2009

All Audi R8 owners have more reasons to feel elated. This time its because the R8 was named “Classics of the Future 2009,” by Motor Klassik magazine. With over 16,000 readers participating in the poll, the Audi R8 was the ultimate choice for one and all.

  • “Classics of the Future” awarded every 2 years
  • Audi A6 named “Full-Size car of the modern age”

Second-hand Audi R8’s have every possibility to be sold at exorbitant rates, so grab your new R8 when stocks last!

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Entry posted on April 25th, 2009 and filed under Audi, Awards

What Diesel Car of the Year Awards 2009- Winners

What Diesel Car of the Year Awards 2009- Winners

UK’s popular monthly magazine What Diesel Car has announced its winners this year in the annual awards ceremony. The Ford Fiesta wins What Diesel Car of the Year 2009. The winner should not be confused with the Fiesta that’s sold in India. This is a totally different car and is a hatchback. Its sedan version will be the next-generation Fiesta in India hopefully in 2010.

What Diesel Car of the Year Awards 2009 highlights

  • Ford Fiesta wins What Diesel Car of the Year 2009
  • Volkswagen grabs three awards – best medium car, best coupé and green award
  • Two British victories for Jaguar XF and Land Rover Freelander 2
  • Citroën grabs two gongs with the C3 Picasso and C5 Tourer
  • Land Rover Freelander 2 wins best in class for third year running
  • Jaguar XF wins best executive car for the second year in succession
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Entry posted on April 14th, 2009 and filed under Awards

Chevrolet Spark and Aveo U-VA bag JD Power Awards for Quality

Chevrolet Spark and Aveo U-VA bag JD Power Awards for Quality

Chevrolet Spark and the Aveo U-VA have won J D Power Asia Pacific quality award for the second time in a row. Despite stiff competition, the Chevrolet Spark and the Aveo U-VA were ranked the highest in their respective segments in the latest edition of the JD Power study, which is the industry benchmark for new vehicle quality.

The awards were given away to the Chevrolets a glittering ceremony held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, on 10th April 2009.

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Entry posted on April 13th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Chevrolet

2009 World Car of the Year award winners- Volkswagen Golf, Nissan GT-R, Honda FCX Clarity and Fiat 500

2009 World Car of the Year award winners- Volkswagen Golf, Nissan GT-R, Honda FCX Clarity and Fiat 500

The Nissan GT-R, Honda FCX Clarity, Volkswagen Golf and Fiat 500 took crowns in this year’s World Car of the Year awards at the New York International Auto Show yesterday morning.

Nissan GT-R- World Performance Car of the Year

The GT-R toppled the competition which had all its real and virtual world rivals- Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and Porsche 911 Carrera.

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Entry posted on April 10th, 2009 and filed under Awards, Fiat, Honda, Nissan, Volkswagen

Audi A4 bags Company Car of the Year from Fleet News Magazine

Audi A4 bags Company Car of the Year from Fleet News Magazine

Readers of Fleet News Magazine have voted the Audi A4 the Company Car of the Year giving the budget Audi sedan another feather on its hat.

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Entry posted on March 26th, 2009 and filed under Audi, Awards
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