Mercedes SLS Gullwing Wins iF Product Design Award
18 Dec 2009, 11:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The great job Mercedes' engineers and designers did when creating and building the new SLS with gullwing doors have been once again recognized by an international organization. The car'...
Porsche Wins TUV and Dekra Reliability Awards
17 Dec 2009, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The entire Porsche range of vehicles (excluding the Panamera, which is obviously not yet eligible for this kind of testing) has won a set of prestigious 2010 quality and reliability German awards. T...
Volvo XC60 Wins Women’s World Family Car of the Year
17 Dec 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Eight female motoring journalists from Britain, the USA, Canada, South Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand put 21 selected cars to the test over the past year. After they concluded testing, win...
UK: VW Passat is “Large Used Car of the Decade”
17 Dec 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Passat has won yet another award. This time British used car valuation specialists at CAP named it the “Large Used Car of the Decade”. But we are not talking about the cu...
Nissan Fairlady Z Roadster Wins the 2010 Auto Color Award
16 Dec 2009, 11:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese carmaker Nissan today announced that its Fairlady Z Roadster won the Grand Prix at the 2010 Auto Color Award, organized by the Japan Fashion Association - Japan Fashion Color Authority(JAFC...
Volvo’s “What Drives Edward” Contest Winners
11 Dec 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As the movie “Twilight Saga: New Moon” is still making teenagers dream of being a vampire, Volvo chose its winners for the “What Drives Edward” competition. The winners were ...
Porsche Panamera Wins Bloomberg Car of the Year
11 Dec 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / When the Panamera came out, some people said that Porsche sold its soul. Little did they know that Porsche’s soul was long gone, ever since the Cayenne diesel went on sale throughout the world...
Audi, No. 1 in HORIZONT Ranking
10 Dec 2009, 15:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier today German carmaker Audi announced it has received the "Good Design" award from the German Designer Club, for its "refined corporate design," the carmaker managed...
Ward’s Best Engines Choices 2010
10 Dec 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / This year, Ward’s Best 10 Engine choices was set to demonstrate that the auto industry is going even deeper into downsizing, as fuel efficiency has become a priority for the customer and there...
Audi Receives “Good Design”Award
10 Dec 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Audi was awarded the "Good Design" title by the German Designer Club, for its "refined corporate design," Vorsprung durch Technik and the manifestation of the bra...
Volvo Awarded by Prince Michael of Kent
9 Dec 2009, 15:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish carmaker Volvo has recently been awarded by his Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, 50 year later, for the invention of the three-point safety belt and in acknowledgement of the company&#...
Tim Booth Gets Home Depot NMPA Humanitarian Award
6 Dec 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Michigan International Speedway's (MIS) director Tim Booth received the 2009 Home Depot NMPA humanitarian award yesterday in Las Vegas, during the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brother awards. Booth ma...
Coca Cola, First to Win NASCAR Marketing Award Twice
6 Dec 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the second time since the introduction of the NASCAR Marketing Achievement award back in 1998, Coca Cola managed to get the prize once again, following a season during which it has established ...
Ford Taurus, 2010 International Car of the Year
3 Dec 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following a 13-year long period when the International Car and Truck of the Year (ICOTY) awards were handed out during the Detroit Auto Show in January, the ceremony moved to Los Angeles, the place ...
BMW 135i Gets Another Sports Car of the Year Award
2 Dec 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Things are looking good for BMW, as their 135i Sport Coupe continues its winning streak, by taking the Best Sports Car of 2009 award, handed by Australia’s Best Cars for the second year in a r...
Mazda 6 Takes Best 2009 Medium Car in Australia
28 Nov 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Mazda 6 received another award after already being Australia’s best selling imported car in the medium segment. The car competed against class rivals like the Ford Mondeo, Subaru Liberty 2...
Ford Focus RS Gets Nuts Car of the Year Award
24 Nov 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After winning the “sporting” category in the Scottish Car of the Year Awards presented by Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW), Ford Focus RS gets some more attention from the...
Fisker Karma Wins 2009 Spark Design and Architecture Award
24 Nov 2009, 11:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid electric car has been presented with the 2009 Spark Design and Architecture Award, a new competition created to promote great design and designers and encourage peopl...
Ford WISE Award Goes to Zoe Burton
23 Nov 2009, 13:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford presented engineering student Zoe Burton with the FORD WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering) award, an annual prize that recognizes exceptional women studying engineer...
Magny-Cours Wins 2009 WSBK Organizer Award
22 Nov 2009, 08:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The circuit of Magny Course, France, has been presented with the 2009 World Superbike Organiser Award by Infront Motor Sports today, as “from a promotional, logistical and sporting point of vi...