Detroit Auto Show: Lexus, Chevy score International Car of the Year Awards
Posted Jan 7th 2007 9:37AM by Alex Nunez
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Sedans/Saloons, Trucks/Pickups, Etc.



On the eve of the Detroit Auto Show, Road and Travel Magazine hosted the annual International Car of the Year Awards ceremony, and without further ado, we'll tell you that Lexus and GM were the big winners. The automagically self-parking Lexus LS 460 sedan garnered top honors on the car side, while GM scored the trophy for International Truck of the year with its new Silverado Crew Cab pickup.

Other ICOTY category honorees included:

Sports Car: Jaguar XK
Sedan: Toyota Camry
Luxury Car: Lexus LS 460
Minivan: Hyundai Entourage
Entry Level: Mazdaspeed3
Crossover: Mazda CX-7

More : CLICK HERE (http://journals.aol.com/cciccone05/GearShift/entries/2007/01/07/international-car-of-the-year-awards-2007/1251)

[Source: AOL Autos]source : autoblog

LS doing is REAL BIG!!! Lexus promised it would shake things up and it is!

I don't think the new Silverado, which has been a true full-size truck for may years, is any big deal. What IS a big deal ( FINALLY ) is Toyota introducing a TRUE full-size Tundra for the first time.....something that should have been done years ago. The new Tundra ( and I'm not speaking necessarily as a Toyota / Lexus fan, but purely from an objective point of view ) should , have gotten the Truck of the Year award. The new Tundra, without exception, is the most significant new addition to the truck marketplace....and, like I said, really should have been there years ago.

Better than 1989! International Car of the Year at the Detroit Motor Show...now maybe Alan Mulally is regretting cancelling his order..:D

LS doing is REAL BIG!!! Lexus promised it would shake things up and it is!

Man oh man, do I want one!! Conservative, plain, bland um yeah. Gimmie that.

I don't think the new Silverado, which has been a true full-size truck for may years, is any big deal. What IS a big deal ( FINALLY ) is Toyota introducing a TRUE full-size Tundra for the first time.....something that should have been done years ago. The new Tundra ( and I'm not speaking necessarily as a Toyota / Lexus fan, but purely from an objective point of view ) should , have gotten the Truck of the Year award. The new Tundra, without exception, is the most significant new addition to the truck marketplace....and, like I said, really should have been there years ago.

How's the Tundra going to win when it's not even out yet?

How's the Tundra going to win when it's not even out yet?

It will be out during the calendar year, won't it?:uh:

It BETTER be. Toyota has already delayed far too long getting a true full-sized truck to market.....for 12 years, since 1994-95, it has marketed mid-sized trucks as "full sizers".

It will be out during the calendar year, won't it?:uh:

It BETTER be. Toyota has already delayed far too long getting a true full-sized truck to market.....for 12 years, since 1994-95, it has marketed mid-sized trucks as "full sizers".

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure these awards are for cars that are already out. Every car on that list has been out for a little while now. How would it be possible to give a car an award before anybody has driven it?

The official awards site:

http://www.roadandtravel.com/awards/2007/awardsbg/awardsbg.htm

This is a blog written by an attendee of the ICOTY awards event:

http://journals.aol.com/cciccone05/GearShift/#Entry1251

Some videos of the Awards ceremony, in Detroit CBS TV will show the awards on January 14.

http://uncutvideo.aol.com/users/videoatdetroit

Congrats, BTW the Audi A6 won this award last year.

^^^
That was probably a different award, the winner in 2006 was the Dodge Charger for the Car of the Year and the Mercedes CLS for the luxury category.

This year, the Lexus LS won Car of the Year, the luxury category, and Most Respected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Car_of_the_Year
http://www.roadandtravel.com/awards/2007/awardsbg/awardsbg.htm

wow this is a big honor for sure, awesome work lexxus!

^^^
That was probably a different award, the winner in 2006 was the Dodge Charger for the Car of the Year and the Mercedes CLS for the luxury category.

This year, the Lexus LS won Car of the Year, the luxury category, and Most Respected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Car_of_the_Year
http://www.roadandtravel.com/awards/2007/awardsbg/awardsbg.htm

Your right, the A6 was World Car of the Year.

http://www.audiworld.com/news/05/021605/


Too many awards floating around these days.

International Car of the Year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Car_of_the_Year

World Car of the Year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Car_of_the_Year

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure these awards are for cars that are already out. Every car on that list has been out for a little while now. How would it be possible to give a car an award before anybody has driven it?

The auto press often gets to see and drive new models before the rest of us.
And awards are sometimes given by calender year, sometimes by model year....depends on who is giving them.

Ah yes, World Car of the Year, a newer award, went to the A6 last year. The ICOTY award goes back to 1997, and Wheels magazine claims its COTY award is the oldest. The LS 400 won that award in 1990.

I'm gonna come out with my own award.....

The auto press often gets to see and drive new models before the rest of us.
And awards are sometimes given by calender year, sometimes by model year....depends on who is giving them.

I'm aware aware that the press gets to drive new cars first, but has anybody on earth driven a production version of the new Tundra yet? Wasn't it only a few days ago that the final hp numbers for the new 5.7L engine were announced? I don't think I've seen a review of the truck yet.

It will most likely win the truck of the year next year though. Almost any new truck that's somewhat decent wins the truck of the year, because there are so few trucks out there, and their releases are nearly always staggered. I'm pretty sure the Ram won a few years back when it was new, then the F150, then the Silverado. It will be Tundra's turn next year

Good point about the trucks market. I'm impressed by the effort put into the new Tundra. Although I'm not a truck buyer, my impression is that the competition is making all the major players raise their game and improve immensely.

But it's hard for a truck to take the overall top honors, that is probably easier won by a sedan and the LS 460 has that honor this year. :cool:

I'm gonna come out with my own award.....
1sickward? :D