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The International Car of the Year (ICOTY) awards are one of several annual "car of the year" awards
Car of the Year

Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile....
 around the world for new automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 models judged to be the best of their generation. This one is presented by the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 magazine Road & Travel Magazine
Road & Travel Magazine

Road & Travel Magazine is an on-line publication focusing on automotive, travel and personal safety needs for upscale consumers with a slant towards women....
. Awards are given under ten different categories to new vehicles manufactured internationally and available on the US market. The awards ceremony is attended by 600 industry leaders and media on the evening before Press Days at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).






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The International Car of the Year (ICOTY) awards are one of several annual "car of the year" awards
Car of the Year

Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile....
 around the world for new automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 models judged to be the best of their generation. This one is presented by the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 magazine Road & Travel Magazine
Road & Travel Magazine

Road & Travel Magazine is an on-line publication focusing on automotive, travel and personal safety needs for upscale consumers with a slant towards women....
. Awards are given under ten different categories to new vehicles manufactured internationally and available on the US market. The awards ceremony is attended by 600 industry leaders and media on the evening before Press Days at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The awards have been presented annually since 1997.

2009 Winners

Car of the Year: Nissan GTR
Truck of the Year:Dodge Ram 1500


2008 Winners

Car of the Year: Honda Accord
Honda Accord

The Honda Accord is the series of midrange automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in most automotive markets throughout the world....
 sedan
Truck of the Year: Chrysler Town & Country
SUV of the Year: Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
Sedan of the Year: Honda Accord
Honda Accord

The Honda Accord is the series of midrange automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in most automotive markets throughout the world....
Luxury Car: Mercedes-Benz C63
Mercedes-Benz C-Class

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a compact executive car produced by the Mercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG. First introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the Mercedes-Benz W201 range, the C-Class was nicknamed the "Baby Benz" as it was the smallest model in the marque's lineup, until the 1997 arrival of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class....
 AMG
Most Respected: Mercedes-Benz C63
Mercedes-Benz C-Class

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a compact executive car produced by the Mercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG. First introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the Mercedes-Benz W201 range, the C-Class was nicknamed the "Baby Benz" as it was the smallest model in the marque's lineup, until the 1997 arrival of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class....
 AMG
Pickup Truck of the Year: GMC SierraDenali
Crossover: Buick Enclave
Buick Enclave

The Buick Enclave is a full-size luxury Crossover launched in May 2007 as a 2008 model by the Buick division of General Motors. The Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Traverse, and Saturn Outlook all share the new GM Lambda platform....
Sports car of the Year: Audi R8
Minivan of the Year: Chrysler Town & Country
Entry-level: Volvo C30
Volvo C30

The Volvo C30 is a small coupe produced by Volvo Cars . The C30 is a three-door, four-seat hatchback powered by straight-4 and straight-5 engines....


2007 Winners

Car of the Year: Lexus LS 460
Truck of the Year: Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.As of 2007, the Silverado pickup is the 2nd largest volume vehicle in the United States, behind the Ford F-Series pickup truck....
SUV of the Year: GMC Yukon
GMC Yukon

The GMC Yukon refers to the basic platform used in both long and short versions of the truck chassis. Its main articles are here*Chevrolet Tahoe ...
Sedan of the Year: Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry is a mid-size car, formerly a compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980. The name "Camry" comes from a phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kemuri , which means "wiktionary:smoke", when an engineer noticed the thick smoke pouring out of the engine during testing before the exhaust was fitted....
Luxury Car: Lexus LS 460
Most Respected: Lexus LS 460
Pickup Truck of the Year: Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.As of 2007, the Silverado pickup is the 2nd largest volume vehicle in the United States, behind the Ford F-Series pickup truck....
Crossover: Mazda CX-7
Mazda CX-7

The CX-7 is a mid-size crossover SUV model from Mazda, the production version of the MX-Crossport concept car. The CX-7 is built in Hiroshima, Japan, starting in early 2006....
Sports car of the Year: Jaguar XK
Jaguar XK

The Jaguar XK series is a grand tourer produced by United Kingdom carmaker Jaguar Cars since 1996. The car was introduced in Geneva Motor Show on March 5th 1996....
Minivan of the Year: Ford Freestar
Ford Freestar

The Ford Freestar is a minivan that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 2004 until November 2006. It replaced the Ford Windstar for the 2004 model year....
Entry-level: Mazdaspeed 3


2006 Winners

Car of the Year: Dodge Charger
Dodge Charger (LX)

The Dodge Charger, is a rear-wheel drive full-size automobile built by Chrysler LLC for its North American Dodge brand. The Charger name is a historic one, borne by many other Dodge Charger models in the past....
Truck of the Year: Hummer H3
Hummer H3

The Hummer H3 SUV is a vehicle from General Motors' Hummer division introduced in 2006 and based on the GM GMT platform#GMT355 that underpins the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon compact pickup trucks....
Pickup of the Year – “Most Athletic”: Honda Ridgeline
Honda Ridgeline

The Honda Ridgeline is a mid-size sport utility truck produced by the Japanese automaker Honda. The Ridgeline was released in March 2005 as a 2006 model year and is Honda's intended first foray into the North American pickup truck market....
Sports Car of the Year – “Most Sex Appeal”: Pontiac Solstice
Pontiac Solstice

The Pontiac Solstice is a small sports car from the Pontiac division of General Motors. Introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the Solstice roadster began mass production in Wilmington, Delaware, starting in mid-2005 for the 2006 model year....
Sedan of the Year – “Most Dependable”: Honda Accord
Honda Accord

The Honda Accord is the series of midrange automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in most automotive markets throughout the world....
Luxury Car of the Year – “Most Respected”: Mercedes-Benz CLS500
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

The Mercedes-Benz CLS is a luxury car series of automobile models assembled by Daimler AG in Sindelfingen, Germany and Mercedes-Benz in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico....
Minivan of the Year – “Most Compatible”: Honda Odyssey
Honda Odyssey

The Honda Odyssey, known in Europe as the Honda Shuttle, is a minivan, or "large MPV", produced by the Japanese automaker Honda since 1994....
Entry-Level Car of the Year – “Most Spirited”: Audi A3
Audi A3

The Audi A3 is an entry-level luxury car/small family car produced by the Germany automaker Audi since 1996. Two generations of A3 exist, both based on the Volkswagen Group A platform, which they share with several other models such as the Audi TT, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Caddy and Volkswagen Touran as well as ?koda Octavia and SEAT Le?n...
Crossover of the Year – “Most Versatile”: Dodge Magnum SRT8
SUV of the Year – “Most Resourceful”:
Ford Explorer
Ford Explorer

The Ford Explorer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990. It's manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky ....
 (tie)
Land Rover Range Rover Sport (tie)


2005 Winners

Car of the Year: Honda Civic EX
Honda Civic

The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact car/compact cars manufactured by Honda. In the United States of America, the Civic is the second-longest continuously-running nameplate from a Japanese manufacturer; only the Toyota Corolla, introduced in 1968, has been in production longer....
Truck of the Year: Hummer H2 SUT
Most Sex Appeal/Sports Car: Chevy Corvette
Most Dependable/Sedan: Subaru Legacy 2.5i
Subaru Legacy

The Legacy is a mid-size car introduced by the Japanese automaker Subaru in February 1989 as a larger companion to the company's Subaru Leone/Subaru Loyale....
Most Spirited/Entry-Level: MINI Cooper Convertible
MINI (BMW)

Mini is a British automotive brand owned by the BMW that has produced the successor of the original Mini in Oxford, England since April 2001. three body variants are available: Hatchback, Convertible, Pickup Truck and Clubman ....
Most Compatible/Minivan: Chrysler Town & Country
Most Versatile/Crossover: Dodge Magnum
Dodge Magnum

The Dodge Magnum name has been used on a number of different automobiles. The most recent is a large rear-wheel drive station wagon introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year....
Most Respected/Luxury Car: Jaguar XJ LWB
Jaguar XJ

The Jaguar XJ is a luxury vehicles Sedan sold under the United Kingdom Jaguar Cars marque. The XJ was launched in 1968 and has served as the Jaguar flagship model for most of its production span which continues through to today....
Most Athletic/Pickup Truck: Ford F-250 SuperDuty
Most Resourceful/SUV: Land Rover LR3


See also

  • Car of the Year
    Car of the Year

    Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile....
     (disambiguation page)
  • World Car of the Year
    World Car of the Year

    The World Car of the Year is an automobile award selected by a jury of 48 international automotive journalists from 22 countries. Cars considered must be sold in at least five countries on at least two continents prior to January 1 of the year of the award....
  • North American Car of the Year
    North American Car of the Year

    The North American Car of the Year is an automobile award voted annually in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The jury consists of no more than 50 automotive journalists....
  • European Car of the Year
    European Car of the Year

    The European Car of the Year award was established in 1964 by a collective of Magazines from different countries in Europe. The current organisers of the award are Auto , Autocar , Autopista , Autovisie , L'Automobile Magazine , Stern and Vi Bil?gare ....
  • Canadian Car of the Year
    Canadian Car of the Year

    Canadian Car of the Year winners, as chosen by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada:...


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