In the global car world, the "Car of the Year Car of the Year" award can be said to be a very eye-catching event. The "North American Car of the Year Car of the Year" award for the North American market also announced the final stage finals of 2020 at the end of November last year, and recently announced the winners of the awards from each group.
started in 1994 with the NACTOY North American Car of the Year Award, selected for various models sold in the North American market. It aims at innovation, design, safety, performance, technology, driving satisfaction and model value. In order to meet the characteristics and needs of local consumers in North America, in addition to the main award Car of the Year, the North American Car of the Year also has three awards including Truck of the year, which is highly valued in the North American market, and Utility Vehicle of the Year added in 2017 in response to the SUV model boom. In the 2020 selection, a total of 50 practitioners from the United States and Canada related to the automobile industry were evaluated.
After hundreds of hours of selection, the winner who finally stood out in the major award Car of the Year is the new C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, which symbolizes American performance models. With the courage to change to the MR mid-engine configuration, it has created performance strength that can compete with European supercars. In addition to its excellent appearance design and interior, the entry threshold is only one-third of the European rivals, so it beat Hyundai Sonata (133 points) and Toyota Supra (35 points) to win the grand prize with a score of 332 points.
Then Utility Vehicle of the Year was won by the Kia Telluride, which is produced in the United States with Korean descent and locally produced in the United States. The reason for winning is that Telluride not only meets the standards of LSUV in terms of appearance design and interior configuration, but also has an exquisite power transmission system, which allows drivers to have confident dynamic performance characteristics and various advanced safety technologies, providing an excellent driving experience, allowing Telluride to finally win the honor with a score of 240 points.
Finally, in the Truck of the year award, the latest work of the Jeep brand entered the pickup field, Gladiator, also scored 273 points, successfully resisted Ford Ranger (105 points) and Ram Heavy Duty (122 points) challenge, the reason for winning the award is that the Gladiator retains the removable configuration features of the Wrangler roof and door, as well as excellent off-road performance, and provides excellent load space and strong drag capabilities, making the Gladiator undoubtedly the best cargo card of the year.