Hyundai, Porsche, Subaru and Mercedes-Benz all have double wins at the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s (AJAC) “best new” Canadian Car of the Year Awards for 2015.
AJAC announced the category winners Tuesday and will pick an overall winner from this pack, which will be announced at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto in February.
Also read: Hits and misses – All the previous Canadian Car of the Year winners
The 15 car categories cover the full new-model spectrum and the winners represent the voting results from AJAC’s TestFest in Niagara Falls this autumn, a five-day event where the group of journalists had time to test and evaluate each brand-new or significantly changed vehicle entry.
The following are the category winners for 2015:
WINNERS – 2015 CANADIAN CAR OF THE YEAR “BEST NEW” AWARDS
(click through the links below to find reviews and click here to see the top three from each category)
CITY CAR: Kia Soul
SMALL CAR (under $21k) Honda Fit
SMALL CAR (over $21k) Volkswagen Golf
FAMILY CAR (under $30k) Subaru Legacy 2.5i
FAMILY CAR (over $30k) Hyundai Sonata
LUXURY CAR (under $50k) Mercedes-Benz C-Class
LUXURY CAR (over $50k) Hyundai Genesis
SPORTS – PERFORMANCE (under $50k) BMW M235i
SPORTS – PERFORMANCE (over $50k) Volvo V60 Polestar
PRESTIGE (over $75k) Mercedes-Benz S-Class
PRESTIGE – PERFORMANCE (over $75k) Porsche 911 Turbo S
SUV – CUV (under $35k) Subaru Outback 2.5i
SUV – CUV ($35k-$60k) Toyota Highlander
SUV – CUV (over $60k) Porsche Macan S
PICKUP Ford F-150
