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2009 Australia's Best Cars


2009 Australia's Best Cars

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The Volkswagen Golf and Subaru Outback have won two of the most popular categories in the Australia's Best Cars awards, presented at a gala industry dinner in Melbourne - the 10th year the consumer oriented awards have been presented.

The Golf 118TSi Comfortline won the award for Best Mid-size Car over $30,000, while the Outback 2.5i picked up the popular Best Recreational 4WD category in Australia's Best Cars, an independent awards program conducted by the Australian Automobile Association and constituent motoring clubs.

Judges noted other highlights among the winners as the improved quality of small cars, with the Ford Fiesta LX winning the Best Small Car and Hyundai continuing its emphasis on safety across its range with the i30 SX again picking up Best Mid-size Car under $30,000.

Australia's Best Cars is the most thorough, independent awards program which assessed more than 280 vehicles across 12 categories throughout the year before naming the category winners.

In the Prestige Car categories, Audi continued its Best Cars' success of last year to win the Best Luxury Sports Car, Best Luxury Car and Best Luxury 4WD - the BMW 135i Coupe won the Best Sports Car award.

The Land Rover Discovery 4SE TDV6 became the most successful Best Cars' winner, picking up its fifth consecutive award in the Best All Terrain 4WD category. A full list of winners is below.

AAA Chief Executive, Mike Harris, congratulated the winners and also the judging panel, which is drawn from the motoring clubs in each state.

"These cars are assessed against three important criteria for consumers - value for money, design and on-road performance," Mr Harris said.

"Each year we are seeing better produced, safer and more affordable vehicles on the Australian market and we congratulate the winning manufacturers and all finalists."

Best Cars Chief Judge, RACV's Ernest Litera, said the quality of cars being assessed for the awards continued to improve

"People want good, reliable information to use in making their choice of a new vehicle, and Australia's Best Cars is an awards program where every score on every vehicle is made available to help buyers make informed purchasing decisions," Mr Litera said.

"It is pleasing to see manufacturers focussing on improved features and amenities in vehicles, including an emphasis on safety.

"The judges, who come from each of Australia's motoring clubs, have had a tough job settling on the top three category finalists this year - there are a lot of good cars on the Australian market."

For full awards coverage and details on all the cars tested, purchase a copy of the Australia's Best Cars guide at the NRMA Online Shop.

And the 2009 Australia's Best Cars winners are...

Best Small Car

Ford Fiesta LX
Read the Ford Fiesta review

Finalists
Mazda2 Neo
Honda Jazz GLi

Best Mid size Car under $30,000

Hyundai i30 SX diesel
View the Hyundai i30 diesel video

Finalists
Volkswagen Polo TDI
Mitsubishi Lancer ES

Best Mid size Car over $30,000

Volkswagen Golf 118 Tsi Comfortline
Read the Golf 118 Tsi review

Finalists
VW Jetta TDI
Mazda6 Classic

Best Large Car

Toyota Aurion AT-X

Finalists
Ford FG Falcon XR6
Holden VE Commodore Omega

Best People Mover

Hyundai iMax diesel

Finalists
Honda Odyssey Luxury
Mitsubishi Grandis VR-X

Best Sports Car


BMW 135i Coupe
Read the BMW 135i review

Finalists
Volkswagen Golf R32
Subaru Impreza Sti

Best Luxury Sports Car

Audi TTS TFSI Quattro

Read the Audi TTS review

Finalists
Audi S4 TFSI Quattro
BMW M3

Best Luxury Car

Audi A6 TFSi

Read the Audi A6 TFSi review

Finalists
Jaguar XF 3.0D
Lexus GS450h

Best Prestige Car

Subaru Liberty 3.6R Premium

Finalists
Audi A4 Tdi
Mercedes-Benz C220 CDi Classic

Best Recreational 4WD

Subaru Outback 2.5i

Finalists
VW Tiguan 103 TDI
Audi Q5 2.0 Tdi

Best Luxury 4WD

Audi Q5 3.0 TDI

Read the Audi Q5 review

Finalists
BMW X5 xdrive 30d
Volvo XC60 T6

Best All Terrain 4WD

Land Rover Discovery 4SE TDV6

Finalists
Toyota LandCruiser GXL d
Mitsubishi Pajero GLS d

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