The Unexpected Firsts in the Motor Trend Awards

Media Post: The Abrupt Firsts in the Motor Trend Awards

December 23, 2015
Matt Gasnier
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It’s that time of year again, if we get to apprehend all sorts of absurd advice about new cars from our accompany at Motor Trend. This year, Chevy swept the 2016 Motor Trend awards, demography home two Golden Calipers for Car and Barter of the Year.
2016 Barter of the Year Winner is…
Last year, Chevy took the appellation of barter of the year, authoritative a go at imagining, engineering, and crafting the best barter out there. And it worked! But how did it get aback into the chase a year later? How could Chevy accomplish this aforementioned phenomenon accomplishment for a additional year in a row, and — conceivably added chiefly — how could they, for two years in a row, win?
One agency was the engine. The Chevy Colorado artlessly has a actual able engine. In a truck, that’s abnormally important, and it acutely served the Chevy Colorado well.

Another agency was how it collection — admitting getting about the aforementioned admeasurement (and heavier) than its adversary the Tacoma, the Colorado is advised to feel like it’s lighter and added active if driven. Ultimately, the Tacoma acquainted like the approaching of trucks, while the Colorado was just, well, a truck.

Historically, a Motor Trend accolade precedes a lift in sales for the acceptable truck. If sales of the Chevy Colorado abide trending upward United Motors, drivers will attending for different means to accomplish their trucks angle out from the crowd. Aftermarket upgrades like physique kits, custom acrylic jobs and hydraulic lift kits are on the top of the 2016 arcade list. For drivers searching to alter a absurd or damaged rim, branch replica auto action a agnate attending for about 70 percent off of banker pricing. To abstain getting ashore with low-quality knock-off parts, ask if the auto allotment or accent you’re affairs meets the aforementioned accurate testing and acceptance standards as OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) parts.

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And 2016 Car of the Year Honor goes to…

The Chevrolet Camaro! This was a actual abrupt result. Camaros accept a lot of stigma to overcome, but in this case the arduous admiration of the apparatus won the day. The acceptable association at Motor Trend would accept said, if asked beforehand, that the Camaro stood not a adventitious on apple of acceptable the award. In fact, they were afraid that it had even fabricated it as a finalist. And yet, actuality we all are. A hasty and acceptable result.

Angus Mackenzie, on of these judges, had the advantage of active all of the finalist cars, and just happened to drive the BMW access (which was acutely the bigger of the two) anon afterwards he had apprenticed the Camaro. He was so afraid by the aberration that he had to drive them afresh to accomplish abiding he wasn’t apperception things, and it angry out that he wasn’t! Apparently, the administration and ability on the Chevy was just bigger than that of the BMW.

Good job, underdog!

Surprise, Surprise

There’s annihilation to accomplish an awards commemoration agitative like accepting an upset. There’s annihilation absolutely like the shock — and again adventure — of seeing the underdog accidentally appear through, or of seeing something that you hadn’t even absurd happening. So accumulate your eye on the Motor Trend awards this advancing year. Who knows what ability happen?