Know the Cars Bestowed by Car Awards Group, Inc. in 2015

MANILA: Car Award Group, Inc. is one of the best-known automobile journalist present in the country today. Since 2004, CAGI has been giving awards to the best available cars in the Philippines motoring arena. And this year too at a formal event the company released its long list of all the best available cars in their respective segments. So after months of analyses and as many as four test fests, CAGI names Mazda 2 – The 2015 Car of the Year Philippines (COTY-P) and Nissan Navara – The 2015 Truck of the Year Philippines (TOTY-P).

The Gala Award Night was held on 13th November at the Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks & Casino in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. All are aware of CAGI tough regime that it follows while assessing a car, there are strict quantitative and qualitative criteria, pricing and safety levels included. This year CAGI tested a total of 78 cars and trucks and the whole process roughly involved 1,500 test drives, which they took in a short span of four days.

Robby Consunji, president of the Car Awards Group, Inc. said, “CAGI has completed the most thorough and critical consumer-oriented vehicle review process in the country. We tested 78 cars and trucks from the 2015 model year, involved roughly 1,500 test drives over 4 days. To all the car manufacturers and distributors who fielded an entry in this year’s COTY Awards, we highly appreciate your trust and confidence for allowing us to test and scrutinize your cars. Above all, thank you for supporting the objective of the COTY Awards to raise consumer awareness.”

Other winners awarded at the ceremony were -

The Basic Subcompact Car of the Year – Suzuki Celerio GL 1.0L MT

The Best Compact Car of the Year – Kia Forte Koup 2-door Sedan

The Best Midsized Car – Mazda 6 Sports Wagon

The Best Premium Sedan – Volvo S60 D4 Polestar

The Best Luxury Sedan – Jaguar XE 2.0

CROSSOVER

The Best Subcompact Crossover SUV – Nissan Juke

The Best Compact Crossover SUV – Honda HR-V 1.8 EL CVT

The Best Crossover SUV - Mazda CX-5 AWD Sport

The Best Luxury Crossover SUV of the Year - Lexus NX 200t F-Sport

MPV

The Best Compact MPV of the Year – Mobilio 1.5V CVT

The Best Luxury MPV of the Year - Odyssey 2.4L EX-V Navi

SUV

The Best 4x2 SUV of the Year - Everest Trend 2.2L 4×2 AT

The Best 4x4 SUV of the Year - Everest Titanium 3.2 4×4 AT

SPORTS & LUXURY

The Best Sports Hatch of the Year - Volkswagen Golf GTI

Best Sports Sedan of the Year - Subaru WRX 2.0 MT

Best Sports Car of the Year - Mazda MX-5 MT

The Best Premium Sports Car of the Year - Mustang 5.0 V8 GT

The Best High-Performance Sports Car of the Year – Lexus RC-F

The Best Ultra-luxury Car of the Year - Rolls Royce Wraith

The Best Sports Cars of the Year - Ferrari California T