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Old 28-07-2009, 08:30 PM   #1
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The Chevrolet Camaro might be built and sold in the USA, but it was designed, developed, tested and approved down under as a spin-off from the VE Commodore. It is named this week among the 31 finalists for the World COTY (see gallery above for full shortlist), and will be judged by a global panel of 60 motoring journalists before the winner is named at the New York Auto Show in April next year.
http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/new...ar_shortlists/

The 31 Finalists:

Audi Q5
BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo
BMW X1
BMW Z4
Buick LaCrosse / Allure
Cadillac SRX
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Cruze
Citroën C3 Picasso
Honda Insight
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Hyundai i20
Infiniti QX
Jaguar XJ
Kia Cerato Koup / Forte
Kia Sorento
Kia Soul
Lexus HS250h
Lexus RX
Mazda3
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mitsubishi Outlander
Nissan 370Z / 370Z Roadster
Nissan Cube
Nissan Patrol
Peugeot 3008
Porsche Boxster / Cayman
Porsche Panamera
Renault Scénic
Subaur Legacy / Outback
Toyota Prius

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Old 28-07-2009, 08:34 PM   #2
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Not one ford on the list- :jab:
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Old 28-07-2009, 08:36 PM   #3
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Definitely a few one that list that are rather suspect to say the least.
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Old 28-07-2009, 08:54 PM   #4
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Well the bloody Cruze for starters!
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Old 28-07-2009, 08:57 PM   #5
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Definitely a few one that list that are rather suspect to say the least.
ie. the mitsubishi outlander?
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Old 28-07-2009, 09:00 PM   #6
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How about any of the Kia's :
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Isn't the SRX Caddy a glorified Captiva / Saturn Vue? Even though Caddy say it's a "different" platform? Pfff...
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Old 28-07-2009, 09:05 PM   #8
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Not one ford on the list- :jab:
Maybe to qualify as a "world car" a vehicle has to be available outside Australia and NZ......
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Old 28-07-2009, 09:12 PM   #9
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Has anyone actually DRIVEN the new XJ yet?
And has Nissan released a new Patrol that we don't know about? I heard it was delayed...
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hmmmm...aswell I guess something from the Fatherland has a good chance of taking out the 2010 World Performance Car of the year.....

http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/new...ar_of_the_year
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hmmmm...aswell I guess something from the Fatherland has a good chance of taking out the 2010 World Performance Car of the year.....

http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/new...ar_of_the_year
The Finalists:

Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Audi R8 V10
Audi S4 Limousine / Avant
Audi TT RS Coupé / Roadster
BMW X6M / X5M
BMW Z4
Ferrari California
Jaguar XFR
Lotus Evora
Mazdaspeed3
Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Nissan 370 Z
Porsche 911 GT3
Porsche Boxster / Cayman
Renault Clio 3 Renault Sport
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Maybe to qualify as a "world car" a vehicle has to be available outside Australia and NZ......
Last time I checked Ford was American.
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I took it as alluding to the idea that the best Ford in the world is only sold in Oz and NZ...
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Last time I checked Ford was American.
And which one of these american cars is a new model that is sold worldwide?
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Last time I checked Ford was American.
"To be eligible, a new car must be available in a minimum of five countries on at least two continents"

Don't understand your point about Ford being American being all that relevant...?
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What I was getting at is that there is Ford vehicles that are sold outside of Australia.
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What I was getting at is that there is Ford vehicles that are sold outside of Australia.

Hmm 3 that come to mind:

Mondeo, Focus & Fiesta.
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Fiesta made top 3 last year.
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Mondeo or Fiesta really deserve to be on that list.
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"To be eligible, a new car must be available in a minimum of five countries on at least two continents"

Don't understand your point about Ford being American being all that relevant...?
Does that mean the Camaro will be exported? I thought GM canned export versions of the Camaro.
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"To be eligible, a new car must be available in a minimum of five countries on at least two continents"

Don't understand your point about Ford being American being all that relevant...?
Ford isn't just in Australia or America.

There is Europe remember and the Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo are rather popular there.

Also a much higher quality of vehicle than a Daewoo or Kia.
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The Finalists:

Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Audi R8 V10
Audi S4 Limousine / Avant
Audi TT RS Coupé / Roadster
BMW X6M / X5M
BMW Z4
Ferrari California
Jaguar XFR
Lotus Evora
Mazdaspeed3
Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Nissan 370 Z
Porsche 911 GT3
Porsche Boxster / Cayman
Renault Clio 3 Renault Sport
The Jag the R8 or TTRS as the winner for me.
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Makes you wish ford exported a variant of the F6...
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Ford F150 SVT Raptor
Hyundai Genesis sedan (V6/V8)
Fisker Karma
Chevy Volt
Ford Fusion Hybrid
Ford Taurus SHO
Nissan GT-R

Ok some of these might have been eligible last year, and some may not be eligible till at least next year, but I will add them to the list anyway.
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Ford isn't just in Australia or America.

There is Europe remember and the Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo are rather popular there.

Also a much higher quality of vehicle than a Daewoo or Kia.
The stipulation isn't that the company has to be global but the eligible vehicle has to be available in 5 countries across 2 continents. Hence, Ford being 'American' is irrelevant.

Focus and Mondeo - out. Too old.

Fiesta? Maybe but do you think it's worthy of 2010 Car of the Year?

Err, no. I don't think a VE is either. :P
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How laughable that the camaro is on that list, the things have only been on sale for a short time and problems are surfacing everywhere.
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