Car of the Year Hyundai Elantra Up Close (Video)
Car of the Year Hyundai Elantra boasts of bold fluidic sculpture design, efficient fuel economy, and highest buyer satisfaction rate. Check it out!
Hyundai Elantra was named Car of the Year at a news conference during the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sunday where 50 independent automotive journalists served as jury.
The jurors shortlisted around 50 new vehicles before selecting the top three cars and also the top three trucks. The Volkswagen Passat and Ford Focus were the other car finalists.
This is the 19th year of the awards, and Hyundai's second win as Car of the Year. The Hyundai Genesis was named North American Car of the Year in 2009.
On the other hand, the Truck of the Year award went to the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque beating the BMW X3 and the Honda CR-V.
Check out Car of the Year Hyundai Elantra up close:
Here are the winners and runners up for Car of the Year from 1994 to present:
1994 - Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Chevrolet Camaro
Toyota Supra
1995 - Chrysler Cirrus
Ford Contour
Oldsmobile Aurora
1996 - Chrysler minivans
Ford Taurus
Mercury Sable
1997 - Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
Jaguar XK8
BMW 5-Series
1998 -Chevrolet Corvette
Audi A6
Lexus GS
1999 - Chrysler 300M
Honda Odyssey
Volkswagen New Beetle
2000 - Ford Focus
Audi TT
Lincoln LS
2001 - Chrysler PT Cruiser
Honda Insight
Toyota Prius
2002 - Nissan Altima
Ford Thunderbird
Cadillac CTS
2003 - MINI Cooper
Infiniti G35
Nissan 350Z
2004 - Toyota Prius
Mazda RX-8
Cadillac XLR
2005 - Chrysler 300
Chevrolet Corvette
Ford Mustang
2006 - Honda Civic
Ford Fusion
Pontiac Solstice
2007 - Saturn Aura
Toyota Camry
Honda Fit
2008 - Chevrolet Malibu
Cadillac CTS
Honda Accord
2009 - Hyundai Genesis
Ford Flex
Volkswagen Jetta TDI
2010 - Ford Fusion Hybrid
Buick LaCrosse
Volkswagen Golf/GTI/TDI
2011 - Chevrolet Volt
Hyundai Sonata
Nissan Leaf
2012 - Hyundai Elantra
Ford Focus
Volkswagen Passat
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