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Carsguide car of the year 2008

  • By Kevin Hepworth
  • Carsguide
  • 21 November 2008
image The first five finalists have been announced.

Second five finalists announced.

It's time to reveal the second half of the carsguide Car of the Year field - and this time it's all closer to home.

The second group of five finalists includes a pair of Aussie icons and three of the perennial favourites out of Japan.

These COTY contenders have been through the same gruelling three-day test program as the opening five contenders - the Audi A4, BMW 135i Sport, Fiat 500, Jaguar XF diesel and VW Tiguan.

With the full final field of 10 revealed, the votes are in and a winner will be announced next Friday.

For the stories, video and photos visit Carsguide Car of the Year 2009.

 

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  • Dave: Oh, so you finally acknowledge the existence of a brand other than Holden? I suppose that’s progress of a sort. Meanwhile in the real world … Carsguide team ------------------------------------- Where are the Aussie cars? SS sportswagon, Holden and Ford sports utes and the entire FG range?

    Dave Posted on 14 November 2008 12:50pm

  • Gavin: Too true (see above). The excellent Mazda2 was a 2007 Carsguide Car of the Year finalist. Our chronological goalposts differ to those of the World COTY crowd. Carsguide team --------------------------------------- Didn't Mazda 2 win " World Car of the Year" in 2008. What else is there to say. Or is the world press wrong? I'm sure all the FALCODORE guys are going to tell us something different.

    Gavin Posted on 14 November 2008 11:56am

  • Stavros: Yes, you’ve seen right through us. Look at our long list of rarefied and elitist champions over the past years, such as Hyundai’s i30, Suzuki’s Swift, etc etc. Next? Carsguide team --------------------------------------- I bet you choose a car nobody can afford.

    stavros Posted on 14 November 2008 10:51am

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