what car will be c&d's car of the year?

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Nov 16, 2007 | 11:58 PM

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AlterZgo

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Originally Posted by 335orG37

Wow thats like the what not to buy list....

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WOW That list was all american cars up until recently. And man do they love the T-Bird....In 1993 I had an MX-6 so technically/indirectly I have owned two MCOTYs... yay. Hoping for a 3rd.

Motor Trend use to have a COTY award and an Import COTY award. More recently, due to globalization and the fact that some US cars are made in other countries and many foreign branded vehicles are made in the US, Motor Trend went to a straight COTY award.

This is why prior to 2003, all of the cars were American.

In 1990, Motor Trend's Import COTY was the 300ZX TT. That's the only one I remember b/c I actually had a couple of Zs back in the 90s.

Had Motor Trend combined the COTY and I-COTY awards earlier, I'm pretty sure it would have been mostly imports winning from some time in the 80s onward.

Nov 17, 2007 | 02:28 PM

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Ahh that's right... I remember now

Nov 19, 2007 | 07:59 PM

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Well it looks like the Cadillac CTS is Motor Trend's COTY...according to Autospies that is.

http://www.autospies.com/news/Spies-...Audi-S5-23396/

I completely forgot about the CTS. It is the car that improved the most. I guess it deserves the title for 07.

Nov 19, 2007 | 08:37 PM

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Seems to be some cars absent from their list.

Nov 19, 2007 | 08:40 PM

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Sweet, good find Alex. I personally think the new CTS is beautiful inside and out. Hands down the best domestic Sedan IMO.

Nov 19, 2007 | 08:41 PM

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Seems to be some cars absent from their list.

Yeah, the G37 is one of them that is supposed to be there.

Nov 19, 2007 | 09:02 PM

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ford taurus??? isn't that just the crappy ford 500 rebadged?? chevy malibu?? come on now!! that list sucks. i'm not reading motortrend anymore!!!

Nov 19, 2007 | 09:10 PM

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here is the list of past COTY for MOtor Tred..it looks like the Bimmer is due...

2007 Toyota Camry
2006 Honda Civic
2005 Chrysler 300C
2004 Toyota Prius
2003 Infiniti G35
2002 Ford Thunderbird
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2000 Lincoln LS
1999 Chrysler 300M
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
1996 Dodge Caravan
1995 Chrysler Cirrus
1994 Ford Mustang
1993 Ford Probe GT
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
1986 Ford Taurus LX
1985 Volkswagen GTI (eligible due to it being built in VW's now-defunct Pennsylvania plant)
1984 Chevrolet Corvette
1983 AMC / Renault Alliance
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries / Plymouth Reliant
1980 Chevrolet Citation
1979 Buick Riviera S
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon
1977 Chevrolet Caprice
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare
1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2
1974 Ford Mustang II
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1972 Citroën SM (An imported vehicle that was selected overall "Car of the Year")
1971 Chevrolet Vega
1970 Ford Torino
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
1968 Pontiac GTO
1967 Mercury Cougar
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1965 Pontiac Motor Division
1964 Ford Motor Company (Not for the Mustang)
1963 American MotorsRambler
1962 Buick Special
1961 Pontiac Tempest
1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1959 Pontiac Motor Division
1958 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Chrysler Corporation
1956 Ford Motor Company
1955 Chevrolet Motor Division
1954 No award
1953 No award
1952 Cadillac Motor Division
1951 Chrysler Corporation
1950 No award
1949 Cadillac Motor Division

Other than the G, that list is a joke. Chevy Craptation, Pure Trash Cruiser, Chrysler Gaggus......LMAO!!!!

Nov 20, 2007 | 01:12 AM

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Yep it's official it's the 08 Cadillac CTS, funny thing is that the G37 wasn't even a contender to be picked. Not sure where the OP sourced that from. Here's the article with all the contenders for the award:

http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/...ear_contenders

The G37 must not have been considered for some reason.

Nov 20, 2007 | 01:23 AM

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I like how everyone Guessed a Japanese and a German Car, and It came out to be won by a American Car haha!

Nov 20, 2007 | 09:30 AM

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Caddy is right! This weeks Autoweek Mag has an article on the CTS and goes on and on about it and spends a lot of time comparing it to....yep, you guessed it THE 335i!!