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	Wheels Car of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Chrysler's Charger is the winner of the WHEELS Car Of The Year Award, the most important award made to the Australian motor industry.
		Normally with a brand new car Chrysler goes through the routine of a styling mock-up, followed by a life-size model in clay from which a template is taken and the car converted into aluminium.
		It wasn't until WHEELS first broke the story in our rundown on the VH sedans in July that the news of the short wheelbase coupe leaked out - and even we thought it was a replacement for the old Hardtop rather than a new car in its own right.
	www.chargerclubofwa.asn.au /Articles/wcoychrg.htm (2580 words)

	Car of the Year
		The Ford S-Max has won the Car of the Year 2007 award with a margin of only two points from the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa.
		The winner received points from 57 of the 58 Jury members.The Citroën C4 Picasso was close in third place and was awarded top points by 17 members of the Jury, 10 more than the winner.
		On the minus side, there is some criticism of the ride on the optional, oversized 18-inch wheels.
	www.caroftheyear.org /pages/Coty07.htm (173 words)

	AutoWeb - Lexus GS and IS Nominated for Wheels Car of the Year
		Lexus GS and IS Nominated for Wheels Car of the Year
		The three Lexus are part of the 21 cars nominated and selected for COTY testing from more than 30 new releases in 2005.
		“Car Of The Year nominations for IS250 and the GS Line are solid recognition of where the Lexus brand is going.
	autoweb.drive.com.au /cms/A_105696/newsarticle.html (345 words)

	Audi S4 Project Car Update - Wheels, Tires and Brakes - european car Magazine
		When the wheels are tested by JWL (the Japanese equivalent of D.O.T. for wheels), the passing criteria requires a wheel to be able to spin one million times under preloaded weight to be considered road-worthy.
		With the addition of the Stoptech brake kit in the front, and the Volk wheels and the Toyo tires all around, the S4 lost a total of 13.6 lb per corner in the front, and 7 lb per corner in the rear.
		Due to the lost rotational weight from the wheels, tires and rotors, a faster turn-in response, resulting in less effort in steering input, is a noticeable side effect.
	www.europeancarweb.com /projectcars/0205ec_audi_s4_wheels_tires (1667 words)

	2002 Corvette - Z06 - people searches
		The wheels themselves are bespoke for the Z06, claimed to be lightweight, and definitely both light and strong in appearance, with plenty of open area to let you admire the bright red calipers and the big vented brake discs.
		Through all the years, through all the 4.3- to 7.4-liter V-8 powerplants that raised performance to awesome levels, Corvettes had brakes that were just not as good as those of the competition, even when four-wheel discs arrived.
		When we blasted this year’s ultra-high-performance models—the Porsche 911 Turbo, the BMW Z8, the Ferrari 360 Modena, and the Z06—around the very tight confines of the Waterford Hills racetrack, we were as confident of the Z06’s stopping ability as we were of that of the European thoroughbreds, and that’s saying a great deal.
	www.thx2.net /carofyear.htm (1631 words)

	Falcon a winner despite recalls - smh.com.au
		The Wheels Car of the Year award for automotive excellence has gone to a vehicle that has had two recalls in its first two months on sale - and overheated during the magazine's test.
		It is the first time a car of the year has had two recalls at the time of the awards announcement.
		The editor of Wheels, Ged Bulmer, said using the Ford facility did not give the Falcon an advantage as only three of the seven days of evaluation were conducted there.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/11/26/1038274302413.html (357 words)

	Getz is car of the year 2005
		Mind you, only 30 per cent of the car of the year points (a total of 500 spread over 21 parameters) are subjective, and the Fusion won our hearts to score better than the Getz.
		So there: this time round, the car of the year is not the one that tugs at our heartstrings.
		What let the car down eventually is the fact that it cost close to Rs 10 lakh (yup, we even factored in the dealer discounts which augments its cause; still).
	www.rediff.com /money/2004/dec/29motoring.htm (1710 words)

	WheelsBlog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The car’s prodigious power is channelled to the rear wheels via a high-performance clutch and high-geared six-speed transmission.
		The car lives up to the teaser sketch that was doing the rounds of the net recently and, Mitsubishi Motors says, it brings “the dynamic lines of the show-stopping Mitsubishi Concept-X and Concept-Sportback to the showroom”.
		Playboy’s 2007 Cars of the Year are in the January issue, which has just gone on sale in the US, and, if you’re a subscriber, on the www.playboydigital.com site.
	wheelsblog.typepad.com /weblog (8605 words)

	Ultimatecarpage.com forums - Wheels car of the year
		Wheels has just released there car of the year which happened to be the mazda rx8 and i was just wondering what u guys think about that.
		I thought that ford's ba falcon rightly won this honor last year but i'm not so sure about the rx8 this year (even though i love the car).
		wheels complained about rear legroom and footroom for the class, boot room, the electric power steering lacked response at high speeds and was weighted too light, it kicked back over rough roads.
	www.ultimatecarpage.com /forum/printthread.php?t=1539 (761 words)

	CanadianDriver: Australian mag names RX-8 Car of the Year
		Now in its 41st year, the Wheels Car of the Year is Australia's most prestigious automotive award.
		Mazda has won the Wheels Car of the Year award five times.
		Wheels magazine is Australia's biggest selling general interest motoring magazine and has a readership of 507,000 per issue, making it the country's second most widely read men's magazine.
	www.canadiandriver.com /news/040121-1.htm (206 words)

	Mazda RX-8 - Car Body Design - Automotive, Engineering, Materials, Technologies and Styling Download Resources & ...
		To date, the Mazda RX-8 has been received many awards from all over the world, winning RJC Car of the Year 2004 in Japan, 10 Best Car for Car and Driver magazine in USA and the Wheels Car of the Year in Australia.
		To realize the exceptional driving performance of a sports car, engineers devised a suitably rigid underbody frame and cabin reinforcements to give the RX-8 a body that, in terms of rigidity and low weight, surpasses those of comparable sport sedans of the same wheelbase.
		The upper part of the transmission tunnel is a rigid closed section high-mount backbone frame running horizontally from the front of the vehicle to the rear and joined to the main frame in both the front and back.
	www.carbodydesign.com /vehicles/mazda/2003-rx-8/2003-rx-8.html (883 words)

	Will VE win Wheels car of the year award? - GMInsideNews Forums
		Wheels car of the year tests the merits of all the models.
		In fact it gets harder every year, but this time we have John Carey (deputy Editor and hard to please wheel nut), whom appreciated the value, durability and advancement of the VE Platform so much that he rated the Omega, his pick of the bunch.
		Wheels can be pretty harsh when it comes to cost cutting like 4 speed auto's, cheap V6's.
	www.gminsidenews.com /forums/showthread.php?p=874835#post874835 (1113 words)

	Car of the Year Ballot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		What I found was that this car is a pleasure to drive, and one that I looked forward to getting into every morning when I went to the garage.
		Deep dish Roundel’s replaced the original sport wheels and are similar to the sport wheels on the 530i without the imitation rivets.
		The only real disappointment I have with the new car is that BMW actually equipped the car with Continental tires which I replaced them with Michelin Pilot Sport 2’s.
	www.rmcbmwcca.org /UpcomingEvents/CarOfYearBallot.htm (731 words)

	Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Wheels
		Analysts say 2007 could be the year the Japanese manufacturer surpasses General Motors Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker in vehicle sales.
		Despite rising fuel prices, some people still need large SUVs for their families, and sales of these vehicles, surprisingly, are holding steady even as sales of midsize sport utilities plunge.
		Daimler-Chrysler's Chrysler Group aims to cut the time it takes to develop cars and trucks by as much as 50 percent to react more quickly to changes in buyers' tastes, the unit's head of product development says.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /wheels (614 words)

	Radio Control Car Action - Car of the Year 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Last issue, you had your say with the Readers' Choice tallies; this month, the editors have their say, as we choose the 2001 Car of the Year.
		It's never an easy decision, nor one we take lightly: Car of the Year and next month's Truck of the Year are the most important calls we make, and we work hard to make what we believe is the best pick.
		And, if you consider the Factory TC3's “Car of the Year” win to be an endorsement of the entire TC3 line (and you should), we must consider that the $150 (approximate street price) TC3 Racer kit performs 90 percent as well as the Factory Team kit and includes a body and Pro-Line wheels and tires.
	www.rccaraction.com /articles/coty_2001.asp (402 words)

	Green Car Journal Online - Your Source for Hybrids, Hydrogen and Alternative Fuel Vehicles
		GCJ editors have many thousands of miles behind the wheel of Civic GX sedans since the model’s introduction as an assembly-line produced fleet vehicle in 1998.
		Plus, a federal tax credit of $4,000 is available to offset the car’s higher purchase price, with up to $1,000 in incentives also available for the purchase and installation of Phill.
		As you may have guessed, the Civic GX shown here is not exactly the model you’ll see on the showroom floor, but you can duplicate most of the look.
	www.greencar.com /index.cfm?content=topstory (464 words)

	Volvo S60 R - Features - European Car Magazine
		In a steel-clad nutshell, the Gothenburg-based manufacturer has built a car that can pretty much do anything, go anywhere and do it in a style that is unmistakably Volvo.
		In the pursuit of a "driver's car," Volvo engineers pulled out all the stops, beginning with its active performance chassis, a highly advanced system that imbues the suspension with three distinct settings: comfort, sport and advanced sport.
		The car's awd system is based on a Haldex driveline and funnels the power to the wheels that can best use the torque.
	www.europeancarweb.com /features/0308ec_grand_prix_volvo_s60_r (416 words)

	RX-8 wins Wheels award - www.theage.com.au
		The Toyota Prius hybrid car, which uses a petrol engine hooked up to an electric motor, was snubbed by the eight judges in favour of Mazda's fun but thirsty RX-8 four-door sports car.
		Wheels editor Ged Bulmer acknowledged the RX-8 was thirsty, but said the car's positives outweighed its negatives.
		"Fuel consumption was one of the negatives of the car," Mr Bulmer said.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/01/20/1074360762729.html (319 words)

	Fullboost latest news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Now in its 43rd year, Wheels Car Of The Year is the world’s oldest continuously running new car award and Australia’s most coveted automobile prize.
		The Wheels 2005 Car Of The Year prize makes the MX-5 roadster a two-time winner with the original, lightweight open sports car taking the honors in 1989.
		MX-5 was named 2005 Car Of The Year ahead of a wide range of new models including the BMW 3-Series, Lexus IS, Lexus GS, Mercedes-Benz M-Class, Mercedes-Benz CLS, Porsche Boxster, Chrysler 300C, Nissan Murano and the Toyota Yaris.
	www.fullboost.com.au /news.php?newsId=785 (733 words)

	2005-2006 Japan Car of The Year
		Production vehicles launched in Japan between November 1 of the previous year and October 31 of the current year, and with a sales volume exceeding 500 units, are eligible for the Japan Car of the Year award.
		The first selection round nominates 10 finalists, and the most outstanding vehicle of the year is selected from among them and named Japan Car of the Year.
		It has been 23 years since Mazda won the Japan Car of the Year in 1982, with the Capella sedan.
	www.miata.net /news/coty06.html (270 words)

	Car of the Year - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile.
		It also refers to an award given yearly to the new automobile selected best by a jury of journalists for motor magazines in Europe.
		Although other similar awards exist in other parts of the world like Australia from the Australian automobile magazine Wheels and the AJAC in Canada, these two are the major ones that use the phrase, which is sometimes abbreviated COTY.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Car_of_the_Year (132 words)

	WHEELS Online - Connecting People and Places - Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority
		Wheels is a service of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) and provides public transportation for the Tri-Valley communities of Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton, California.
		On New Year's Eve, which is Sunday 31 December 2006, we will be running on a special timetable with many routes running all night, including our All Nighter route 810.
		Wheels riders will be able to ride free during the prime festive hours for trip’s starting between 6:00 PM on New Year’s Eve until 6:00 AM New Years Day.
	www.wheelsbus.com (434 words)

	Holden/HSV Has 13 Cars Nominated For 2006 'Wheels Car Of The Year' Awards - GMInsideNews Forums
		The wheels are in motion for Wheels’ big announcement, which comes after 50 variants of 21 new models were tested over six long days.
		Wheels magazine will announce the winner of its 2006 Wheels Car of the Year award at an industry function in Melbourne on the evening of Tuesday, January 23.
		Wheels Car of the Year is Australia’s original new car award and the longest continuously-running award of its type in the world, having been first awarded in 1962 to the Renault R8.
	www.gminsidenews.com /forums/showthread.php?t=42288 (1386 words)

	Mazda:Mazda RX-8 Wins Wheels Car of the Year
		year, the Wheels Car of the Year is the world’s oldest continuously-running new car award and Australia’s most coveted automobile prize.
		Eight expert judges spent six days driving the cars over thousands of kilometers at a proving ground and on public roads.
		To date, the Mazda RX-8 has been named RJC Car of the Year 2004, 2003-2004 Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Production Car of the Year, and the 2003-2004 Japan Car of the Year Most Fun special award.
	media.ford.com /mazda/article_display.cfm?article_id=17305 (478 words)

	Indiantelevision.com's Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch : Chevrolet Optra zooms off with 'Car of the Year' award
		Chevrolet Optra LT Manual won the title of ‘BBC World’s Wheels Car of the Year 2003’ and Hero Honda Karizma was awarded the ‘BBC World’s Wheels Bike of the Year 2003’ — the two most coveted categories in the awards.
		This year has seen a total of ten car categories, eight of them being rated by price range plus the Wheels Viewers’ Choice Award and the prestigious Wheels Car of the Year Award.
		Wheels is presented by a team of automobile enthusiasts, including Niret Alva, Navaz Sandhu, Jasmine Bhatty, Paramangsu Mukherjee and Christopher Daruwalla.
	www.indiantelevision.com /mam/headlines/y2k3/dec/decmam52.htm (926 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Mazda MX5 Roadster wins Wheels' Car of the Year
		The three other finalists in contention for the 2005 award were the Mercedes Benz M Class four-wheel-drive wagon, the Lexus IS250 sedan and the Ford Focus.
		The Wheels ' Car of the year Award, now in its 43rd year, is the longest continuously-running new car award in the world.
		Twenty-one cars were nominated for the 2005 award and they were whittled down to the eventual winner by 10 independent judges who oversaw a week of road testing against strict criteria.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/6-1-24/37319.html (382 words)

	Mazda RX-8 Wins Wheels Car Of The Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mazda Motor Corporation's revolutionary rotary-powered, four-door, four-seat sports car has been named the 2003 Car of the Year by Australian-based Wheels magazine.
		Now in its 41st year, the Wheels Car of the Year is the world's oldest continuously-running new car award and Australia's most coveted automobile prize.
		Receiving the 2003 Car of the Year award from Wheels magazine is a great honour for Mazda, as it is proof that our new-generation products, including Mazda6, Mazda2 and Mazda3, are broadly appreciated in all global markets.
	www.autointell-news.com /News-2004/Feb-2004/Feb-2004-1/Feb-04-04-p4.htm (514 words)

	CARSguide Car Of The Year second round finalists - Motoring - CARSguide
		If the WRX was the turbo cult car of the 1990s, then Mazda has come up with the next big daddy of the hot four-cylinder world.
		The MPS is a tough car that is practical as well as being armed with attributes for those seeking track day enjoyment.
		The XR5 has chunky 18-inch wheels, sports suspension and styling that means it is instantly recognised as a performance car.
	carsguide.news.com.au /story/0,20384,20763225-21822,00.html (776 words)

	News - Holden Barina receives the Wheels magazine "Car of the Year 2001" award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Holden's Barina received the Wheels magazine "Car of the Year" award, Australia's most important automotive prize.
		Raising standards for Australia's small-car buyers, without raising prices - that was the winning advantage for the Holden Barina to receive the Wheels magazine "Car of the Year for 2001" award, Australia's most important automotive prize.
		In its 39th year, the Wheels magazine "Car of the Year" award is also the longest continuous-running car award in the world.
	www.gmeurope.com /news/2001/news_011206.html (274 words)

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