Boards.ie motors car of the year 2010

colm_mcm

Given that the Irish Car of the year crowd got it so wrong. what is your car of the year?

Drummerboy08

Does this have to be a newly released car for 2010?

If so, I'd say the Astra.

The newly discovered Gem of a car goes to the Skoda Octavia VRS facelifted model.

EPM

Needs a poll and options

fryup

quick query > why is the upcoming year used for car of the year awards/polls ?

surely it should be the present year 2009 ?

Marlow

New BMW 5-series of course (F10), as it finally looks good again.

/M

.Longshanks.

fryup wrote: »

quick query > why is the upcoming year used for car of the year awards/polls ?

surely it should be the present year 2009 ?

For the same reason you buy Decembers issue of Top Gear in November

Berty

fryup wrote: »

quick query > why is the upcoming year used for car of the year awards/polls ?

surely it should be the present year 2009 ?

You would think so because a guy from a car magazine driving a car in a controlled environment will not get to see if flaws as they appear as the skin of time peels away.

The car of the year is only a way for companies to boost their sales because everybody assumes its fantastic because a guy in a magazine or suit tells you so.

The VW Golf is the WORLD car of the year yet most Australians wouldn't touch one with a bargepole.

Padraig Mor

What is the Irish car of the year 2010?

Saab Ed

IMO......

colm_mcm

Poll added, thread got posted while I was doing up the poll somehow. Hope all the cars are a god representation of what was launched.

.Longshanks.

Padraig Mor wrote: »

What is the Irish car of the year 2010?

EPM

For me its a toss up between the Yeti, Astra or Panamera. Astra ticks most real world boxes so thats the one.

Nothing really exceptional in the list IMO

PaddyFagan

EPM wrote: »

Nothing really exceptional in the list IMO

I'd have to agree - I picked the Ka because I like its looks and I think a car for 2010 has to be small and (relatively) cheap...


But if I was forced to have one of the cars from the list, I be very depressed!

Paddy

Mr.David

When you look at the list you realise that there really hasnt been much released this year thats groundbreaking. Nothing there is amazing.

Looking forward to next year though...

Zube

Mr.David wrote: »

When you look at the list you realise that there really hasnt been much released this year thats groundbreaking.

I vote "No Award" based on that list.

colm_mcm

Everything on the list was on the original European COTY list. It's just been a really poor year for nice cars (shouldve included the new E Class on the list though)

Cookie_Monster

ah come on now, Avensis... seriously

smash

Murcielago SV?

colm_mcm

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

ah come on now, Avensis... seriously

Somebody voted for it! This is representitive of what us Joe Soaps like and not based on the superior knowledge of Journos (who went with the 3008)

1948Wolseley

I like the new Prius, I gotta say. Until that Celica-replacement thigy comes along, the Prius is about the most exciting car in Toyota's range.

R.O.R

I went for the Insignia, because it's such a huge leap in quality and driveability over the Vectra. It's actually a car a lot of people would like to own, rather than being lumped with like the Vectra was.

Had a close up of the new Astra yesterday and it's a cracking looking car. Interior is another massive leap in quality over the outgoing model. A/C is now standard on the base model, but it's straight head to head with the Focus Style as far as pricing goes and the Focus has Bluetooth, Alloys and Fogs as standard - know which way I'd go.

Berty

I also picked the Insignia. I like the looks, the engine, the spec and the price.

I have not seen the Astra and the new Mazda 3 is still nothing wildly different from the old one.

I discounted a lot of the other cars either because of the badge(so sue me) or the looks of the car.

I based my conclusion on the middle of the road model of each vehicle as opossed to the cheap entry level or the high end model with the goodies.

DOC09UNAM

Picked the Scooby Legacy...


Awesome beast of a machine.

CONM

audi r8, ferrari 458 and California and merc e coupe should all be up there. Even with the recession its been a great year for new cars

Berty

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Picked the Scooby Legacy...


Awesome beast of a machine.

Have you driven the 2010 model? I didn't think they were in dealerships yet.

Mr.David

Lotus Evora would probably be my pick. That and the Clio 200 Cup.

DOC09UNAM

Berty wrote: »

Have you driven the 2010 model? I didn't think they were in dealerships yet.

Beast doesnt have to mean performance, im going off the looks of it, and the specs, seeing as how thats all we have at the moment, and the performance of last years legacy.

Eoin

R.O.R wrote: »

I went for the Insignia, because it's such a huge leap in quality and driveability over the Vectra. It's actually a car a lot of people would like to own, rather than being lumped with like the Vectra was..

That sums up my vote nicely too.

EPM

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Beast doesnt have to mean performance, im going off the looks of it, and the specs, seeing as how thats all we have at the moment, and the performance of last years legacy.

Eh only one of those cars is the Legacy...and it's the fuglier of the two.

DOC09UNAM

EPM wrote: »

Eh only one of those cars is the Legacy...and it's the fuglier of the two.

Yeah the top one is the Impreza WRX, should be on the list aswell tbh, both stunning cars.

Mr.David

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Yeah the top one is the Impreza WRX, should be on the list aswell tbh

On the list of massive disappointments?