Motoring TV 2016 Car of the Year winners announced
The Cadillac ATS-V has been named the Motoring TV 2016 Car of the Year, it was announced today on Motoring TV's hour-long Car of the Year special on TSN2.
Along with the overall Car of the Year honours, the ATS-V also took home the prize for best performance car.
Performance car was one of 11 categories in this year's competition, with the winner of each eligible for the overall Car of the Year award.
The entire list of 2016 Car of the Year nominees and winners breaks down as follows:
Money-no-object Performance
Nominee: BMW i8
Nominee: Mercedes-AMG GT
Nominee: Porsche 911 Targa
Winner: Mercedes-AMG GT
Small Car
Nominee: Honda Civic
Nominee: Scion iM
Nominee: Volkswagen Jetta
Winner: Honda Civic
Affordable CUV
Nominee: Jeep Renegade
Nominee: Honda HR-V
Nominee: Mazda CX-3
Winner: Mazda CX-3
Green Car:
Nominee: BMW i3
Nominee: Chevrolet Volt
Nominee: Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine Plug-in Hybrid
Winner: Chevrolet Volt
Truck
Winner: Chevrolet Colorado Diesel & GMC Canyon Diesel
Performance Car
Nominee: Mercedes-AMG C 63
Nominee: Cadillac ATS-V
Nominee: Afla Romeo 4C
Winner: Cadillac ATS-V
Family Car
Nominee: Acura ILX
Nominee: Chevrolet Malibu
Nominee: Kia Optima
Winner: Chevrolet Malibu & Kia Optima
Crossover
Nominee: BMW X1
Nominee: Kia Sorento
Nominee: Land Rover Discovery Sport
Winner: Kia Sorento
Luxury CUV
Nominee: Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class
Nominee: Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid
Nominee: Volvo XC90
Winner: Volvo XC90
Luxury Car
Nominee: BMW 7 Series
Nominee: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Nominee: Lexus RC
Winner: BMW 7 Series
Sports Car
Nominee: Audi S3
Nominee: Chevrolet Camaro
Nominee: Mazda MX-5
Winner: Mazda MX-5
Motoring TV's Jim Kenzie also announced the Volvo XC90 as his pick for vehicle of the year.
