And the envelope please..(drum roll please)…The winner of the 2013 car of the year award is………..The Volkswagen Golf…huh?? Yes ladies and gentlemen you heard me right. The newest version of the VW Golf walked away with the award today at the New York Auto Show. Now let me be clear, there are a few different categories for the award. For example, the Golf was not going head to head with any luxury cars like a Porsche or Ferrari, or even certain BMW’s and Mercedes. They were in a different category for best “Performance” car of the year. But even still, how many people would take a Ford, Nissan, Honda, or even some of the Luxury cars that were in the category such as a Lexus or Acura etc instead of a VW Golf. The criteria for the award wasn’t really discussed, so who knows how these voters came to the conclusion that they did. For the performance car of the year, the Porsche Boxter and Cayman split the award. Check out some of the pics of the new Golf in the gallery after the jump.
Tech Talk News: Motor Trends Names Telsa’s Model S Electric Car “Car of The Year”
Once thought as a joke, electric cars were look at as cars for hipsters, tree huggers and people who were cheap on putting petro (Gas for you slow pokes) in their cars. But surprise Motor Trend just named Telsa’s Model S car as the car for 2013. With gas hitting ridiculous prices the electric isn’t looking so bad is it. Yungjohnnybravo x TatWZA
Auto Talk: Ford, Hyundai, VW Named Finalists For ‘Car Of Year’ Award
The Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and Volkswagen Passat are finalists for the 2012 North American Car of the Year, and the BMW X3, Honda CR-V and Range Rover Evoque are finalists in the truck category. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: Range Rover Evoque named Top Gear magazine’s Car of the Year
Top Gear magazine has officially named the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque its Car Of The Year for 2011 after snagging top honors in the SUV category. Perhaps even more impressively, Jeremy Clarkson also named the Evoque his favorite vehicle of 2011. The compact luxury SUV faced off against the likes of the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, McLaren MP4-12C and Ferrari FF among more common offerings. Top Gear celebrated in classic style by taking the Evoque on an African adventure through the deserts and mountains of Morocco. Sure beats handing an anonymous executive some cheesy trophy on stage. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Automobile names Audi A7 its car of the year
All groups of enthusiasts are ready to announce to the whole world their love for the Audi A7. The men and women from Automobile Magazine have named Audi’s coupe-like five-door hatchback as their 2012 Automobile of the Year. There’s a whole article worth of reasons why the A7 has won the coveted trophy, so if you’re interested, we suggest clicking here to read all about it yourself. Funk Flex
