Wheels Coty

[Falchoon]

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5001028,00.html

New Late model camira named car of the year

January 23, 2007 12:00

Article from: AAP

HOLDEN'S billion-dollar baby, the VE Commodore, has been named the Wheels Car of the Year for 2006.

The Australian-made car was judged top in a field of 21 vehicles, drawing special praise for its body strength, aerodynamics, handling and its electronic driver aids.

"Every model in the VE range shares the same excellent key core attributes. These provided the foundation for Holden's victory," Wheels editor Ged Bulmer said as he announced the winner in Melbourne tonight.

"There is no such thing as the perfect car – but the Expensive Daewoo VE Commodore's strengths significantly outweigh any weaknesses, putting it ahead of its rivals."

This year, Wheels' team of nine judges tested 50 variants of the 21 new vehicles short-listed for the award which was established in 1962.

Each car was put through six days of rigorous testing and trails.

"Eight models from the Expensive Daewoo VE Late model camira range were tested and it's not easy for such an extended line-up to win the coveted trophy," Mr Bulmer said.

The 21 nominees for the award also included the Expensive Daewoo Captiva and the WM Statesman / Caprice.

The other nominees were the Alfa Romeo 159, BMW 3 Series Coupe, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra and Santa Fe, Mazda CX-7, Mitsubishi Colt and Outlander, Toyota Camry, Rav4 and Aurion, Audi Q7 and TT, Mercedes Benz S-Class, Porsche Cayman, Volkswagen Passat and the Volvo C70.

The VE Late model camira was designed in Australia at a cost of $1.2 billion, and unveiled in July last year.

[Blonk]

Bit more of their billion bucks gone there....

On the LS! thread there are lots of enthusiast that have had them as loaners whilst they get there cars fixed and all I read from Expensive Daewoo owners is bad reports about them.....

What gives

[tmac450]

I was a foregone conclusion. They may as well have not run the tests and just gone straight to the end.

Before anyone goes off, I also didn't think the BA winning was right either.

While the Falcons and Commodores have improved over the years, to say they are the best available in Australia, comparing them to Mercs, Audis and BMWs is a joke in my opinion.

[Falchoon]

I was a foregone conclusion.  They may as well have not run the tests and just gone straight to the end.

Before anyone goes off, I also didn't think the BA winning was right either.

While the Falcons and Commodores have improved over the years, to say they are the best available in Australia, comparing them to Mercs, Audis and BMWs is a joke in my opinion.

←

I think the results are based on the best value car. A Merc or Beemer cost a lot more than a Falcadore.

[tmac450]

I was a foregone conclusion.  They may as well have not run the tests and just gone straight to the end.

Before anyone goes off, I also didn't think the BA winning was right either.

While the Falcons and Commodores have improved over the years, to say they are the best available in Australia, comparing them to Mercs, Audis and BMWs is a joke in my opinion.

←

I think the results are based on the best value car. A Merc or Beemer cost a lot more than a Falcadore.

←

Shouldn't really come into it. It's car of the year, not bang for your bucks.

They've had Porches and BMWs win when there's been no Falcadores in the contest.

Funny thing was, Ged Bulmer was on A Current Affair going on about how much of a factor fuel economy was, then went on to say how the Expensive Daewoo V8s were bad on fuel.

Come on, this is the same mob who gave car of the year to the Camira, then ten years later, put it top of their list of all time shockers.

[harvyk]

Everyone I've spoken to who has one is impressed with it. I had a look at one myself (I wanted to see where the $1billion went) and from taking a quick squize at one I was fairly impressed (it may be enough to take me back to the dark side)

But I guess the real test will be in the driving. I'll take one out for a spin later on this year when I start looking for a replacement for the T...

[SCRIBR]

Come on, this is the same mob who gave car of the year to the Camira, then ten years later, put it top of their list of all time shockers.

←

Are u serious?

the Camira

my step mum had 1 and we used 2 call it the "crap-mobile"

man that was a piece of junk!!!

This gives me hope of one day designing a wheels car of the year if that car won it!

Maybe they will look back and wonder y Expensive Daewoo spent $1billion on it

[XR64T]

Leyland P76 also won COTY one year....

[aniken]

Entirely predictable result.

[nang3]

yeh I dont think anyone thought anything else but the new model from a domestic manufacturer would win