2010 Automobile Journalist Association of Canada Category Winners

[Kitdy]

Here's what the Canadian auto press thinks are the best vehicles in each category:

Small car (under $21,000) — Mazda3

Small car (over $21,000) — Mazda3 Sport

Family car (under $30,000) — Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI

Family car (over $30,000) — Ford Taurus

Luxury car (over $50,000) — BMW 335d Sedan

Prestige car (over $75,000) — Porsche Panamera Turbo

Sports/performance (under $50,000) — Volkswagen GTI

Sports/performance (over $50,000) — Audi S4

Best new convertible — Audi A5 Cabriolet

Best new SUV/CUV (under $35,000) — Subaru Outback

Best new SUV/CUV ($35,000 to $60,000) — Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel

Best new SUV/CUV (over $60,000) — Lexus RX450h

Some weird choices here and there I think, but whatever.

What do you guys think?

EDIT: Can a mod fix the typo in the title please?

[Ferrer]

The Subaru Outback is an SUV?

Oh, and there are Audis in the list. And you seem to have little choice for cheap cars.

[Kitdy]

The Subaru Outback is an SUV?

Oh, and there are Audis in the list. And you seem to have little choice for cheap cars.

Well it says SUV/CUV so I guess you could consider it a crossover.

Cheap cars you got shit like the Accent for $10k (a few other Hyundais for real cheap) Aveo for $14k, Cobalt for $15.5k, City Golf for $16 or so, Fit for $15k, Yaris for $13.6k, Corolla for $15k, Civic for $17k... There are more but that's just a few. What cars do you have that are that cheap and the same size over there? None?

[Ferrer]

Well it says SUV/CUV so I guess you could consider it a crossover.

Cheap cars you got shit like the Accent for $10k (a few other Hyundais for real cheap) Aveo for $14k, Cobalt for $15.5k, City Golf for $16 or so, Fit for $15k, Yaris for $13.6k, Corolla for $15k, Civic for $17k... There are more but that's just a few. What cars do you have that are that cheap and the same size over there? None?

Mazda 2, Fiat 500, Fiat Panda, Fiat Punto or Toyota iQ to name just a few. and then we have many more hot/warm hatches in which to have fun. Also I don't see much the point in picking the 3, which is the old 3 just a bit uglier.

[Kitdy]

Mazda 2, Fiat 500, Fiat Panda, Fiat Punto or Toyota iQ to name just a few. and then we have many more hot/warm hatches in which to have fun. Also I don't see much the point in picking the 3, which is the old 3 just a bit uglier.

Your cheap cars are more expensive than ours however, and we'll be getting the Fiesta which is a 2. Also, for the price of those warm/hot hatches in Europe, you can by RWD sportscars here. Which would you rather?

[wwgkd]

Your cheap cars are more expensive than ours however, and we'll be getting the Fiesta which is a 2. Also, for the price of those warm/hot hatches in Europe, you can by RWD sportscars here. Which would you rather?

Oh, snap!

Seriously though, there's some good choices and some that I think should get someone fired. So in general it's a normal list of "best cars."

[clutch-monkey]

mazda 3? seriously?
i can only see 2 cars that are actually good/worthy on that list.

[Kitdy]

Oh, snap!

Seriously though, there's some good choices and some that I think should get someone fired. So in general it's a normal list of "best cars."

I don't necessarily agree, I think they have more appliance-worthy cars on this list as it's mostly by newspaper writers who are more consumer and less enthusiast oriented. Contrast with I dunno Evo COTY or even C+D's 10 Best and you'll find more boring cars on the AJAC list.

[Ferrer]

Your cheap cars are more expensive than ours however, and we'll be getting the Fiesta which is a 2. Also, for the price of those warm/hot hatches in Europe, you can by RWD sportscars here. Which would you rather?

For what a Twingo RS costs you barely get the V6 Mustang.

mazda 3? seriously?
i can only see 2 cars that are actually good/worthy on that list.

3er and GTI?

[Dino Scuderia]

Here's where they lose credibility IMO.

Sports/performance (under $50,000) — Volkswagen GTI

Sports/performance (over $50,000) — Audi S4

[clutch-monkey]

3er and GTI?

get out of my head

[Kitdy]

mazda 3? seriously?
i can only see 2 cars that are actually good/worthy on that list.

The Mazda 3 has a history of quality. What's wrong with it?

For what a Twingo RS costs you barely get the V6 Mustang.

So buy a 2.0T Genesis Coupe and have more fun.

3er and GTI?

get out of my head

Ferrer has skills.

[clutch-monkey]

The Mazda 3 has a history of quality. What's wrong with it?

nothing, but they think it's the best.

[Ferrer]

nothing, but they think it's the best.

The problem as I tried saying, is that they have little choice.

[Kitdy]

I think this list is potentially limited to new release cars in 2009, maybe explaining some of the odd choices.