Awards

Audi has been awarded the European Inventor of the Year Award by the European Patent Office for all of the new and innovative new products that they have come up with this year. Audi has been creating these products as ways to help Europe do better in the global market.
The specific product that the award goes to is the aluminum space frame – which is the underpin for the Audi TT, R8, A8, and the Lamborghini Gallardo.

Honda is proud to be receiving the 51st International Red Dot Award for the quality design of Europe’s Accord Tourer. Honda is obviously doing something right in the design department because this is the third time that they have won this award. The S2000 won the award back in 2001 and the Civic won the award in 2006.

It’s that time of year again to announce the winner of the 2008 World Car of the Year Award. Cars from around the world are judged on their value, safety, merit, and of course how responsible and helpful they are to the environment. I know that each of us were rooting for our personal favorites (Mercedes S-Class) – but here are the three finalists; the Mazda2/Demio, Ford Mondeo, and Mercedes C-Class. The winner was (drum roll) the Mazda2/Demio – which was a bit of a surprise to some of us here at CarXen.

The time has come for us to look at the winners of MotorWeek’s top picks for the cars that have made it to their list of “Best Of The Year”. Many of us were pleasantly surprised (if not a little shocked) that their number one pick for 2007 was the Honda Fit. This year we are happy with most of their choices such as the ‘Best Luxury Sedan’ being the Mercedes C-Class or the ‘Best Small Utility’ being the Nissan Rogue. However, it seems that we still can’t agree with all of their choices. We’ll let you decide for yourself what you think should or should not be on their list.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has once again performed the necessary tests on nine new CUV’s and SUV’s. We all know the drill. They perform a series of tests on the front, side, and rear impact testing of the car. Each one will try to prove its worth – but only one will be granted the title of Top Safety Pick award.