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Follow on Google News | New Car’s 2010 Awards Issue on the Shelves NowIn the current issue of new car, Ireland’s leading motoring title announces the winners of its prestigious New Car of the Year Awards for 2010.
By: Car Buyers Guide Notable results among the returning categories include the Kia Soul’s eyebrow-raising second place, after the VW Golf, in the Family Car category. Seen in the past as a budget option, the Korean manufacturer has created a funky alternative to the traditional family car that has edged out previous segment mainstays Toyota and Ford. In the Crossover category, Peugeot hit the ground running as its 3008, the French marque’s first foray into this segment, pushed the formerly all-conquering Nissan Qashqai into second place, while a glimpse of things to come is offered in the SUV category, where the Lexus RX450H, a hybrid no less, beat the Range Rover Sport and BMW X1, perhaps heralding a sea change in what has been seen, traditionally, as the least environmentally friendly segment. And change was also in the air as ‘new car’ announced its overall winner for 2010. In what is, perhaps, a reflection of these more austere times, Toyota’s quirky city car, the iQ, couldn’t be more removed from last year’s overall winner, the opulent BMW 7-Series, but its elegantly simple concept, brilliant execution and impressively low running costs make it worthy of this year’s top spot. New Car’s 2010 Awards – Full List of This Year’s Winners City Car: Toyota iQ Supermini: Ford Fiesta Family Car: VW Golf Large Family Car: Opel Insignia People Carrier: Ford S-Max/Galaxy Crossover: Peugeot 3008 Compact Executive Car: Audi A5 Sportback Large Executive Car: BMW 5-Series Luxury Car: Porsche Panamera Luxury Crossover/SUV: Executive Convertible: Convertible/ Roadster: Mazda MX-5 Coupé/Sportscar: Hot Hatch: Ford Focus RS Performance Car: Porsche 911 GT3 Green Car: Toyota Prius Best Engine: BMW 2.0-litre ‘EfficientDynamics’ Brand Commitment to Safety: Honda Overall Safety: Honda Insight Overall Winner: Toyota iQ # # # About CBG.ie CBG.ie is the premier website for car dealers and private sellers to advertise their cars for sale. The site is also an authoritative resource for Irish motoring news, with continually updated reviews, features, news and views. As Ireland’s No. 1 motoring website, CBG.ie provides an excellent and hugely cost-effective platform from which to find buyers for your cars. With over 50,000 vehicles advertised by 700 dealers and over 10,000 private advertisers at any one time, CBG.ie is the only motoring website to have exclusive partnerships with the leading national newspaper websites (The Irish Times and Independent Newspapers), and it also provides motoring channels to Yahoo.ie and MSN.ie. CBG.ie is visited by buyers over 525,000 times per month, and users view over 18.5 million pages on the website per month. Visit us online at http://www.cbg.ie. End
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