Motor Trend's 2014 Car of the Year Is.......(Spoilers!)

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12/02/2013 at 20:09 • Filed to: Motor Trend, Car, Car of the Year, 2014

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Not sure if I'm behind or not on this one but I just got the January '14 issue and this is it.

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While I'm not really a fan of Cadillac's. I really want to like them but there's something about them, I can't figure out what it is, but there's something that makes me not like them. I'm sure one day, I'll finally grow to like them but for now I have to give credit where credit's due. Congrats Cadillac/GM! whatever you did you clearly did it right.

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In no particular order.

BMW 4-Series

Mazda 3

Mazda 6

Jaguar F-Type

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Kia Forte

Chevrolet Corvette

(Also given my love of Porsche, I should note that the 2014 Cayman was one of the 22 original contenders for the top spot)

What say you all?


DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! Dunnik > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
12/02/2013 at 20:16

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Pfft, Motor Trend "Car of the Year" is a joke.

In 1980, it was the Chevy Citation.

In 1983, the Renault Alliance.

In 1995, the Chrysler Cirrus won the prize.

The next year, in 1996, the Dodge Caravan.

Clearly on a roll, in 1997 it was the Chevy Malibu.

And in 2007, it was the Toyota Camry.


Kinja'd!!! PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
12/02/2013 at 20:17

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2 mazdas in the finals comes as a surprise personally, since the 3's interior is a bit disappointing, but it's good to see them kicking ass with the press!
the 4 series is no surprise, since it's a sleek 3 series coupe for the people who got bored of the odd number.
personally, I think the Merc is better, but because it's twice the price, give or take $5000, I see why the caddy got the award.
I'm a fan of this new Cadillac. They're GM's way of saying "oh, you though only zee Germans can pull of fast sedans? Where's your 3 series now!?"


Kinja'd!!! K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dunnik
12/02/2013 at 20:21

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Personally I don't read Motor Trend enough to know all of that. But due to my minor dislike of Cadillac, I think it could have been anything else. Everyone's got their own opinions though.


Kinja'd!!! Ari Schwartz: Dark Lord of the Snark > Dunnik
12/02/2013 at 20:21

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While none of those are cars for me perosnally, it's hard to argue that the Caravan wasn't historically pretty important in the development of a huge segment.


Kinja'd!!! K-Roll-PorscheTamer > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/02/2013 at 20:23

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I'm actually surprised how well Cadillac is doing compared to the upper-echelon of auto makers(BMW and Merc).


Kinja'd!!! PatBateman > Dunnik
12/02/2013 at 20:38

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You're overlooking a couple of years.

Last year, the Tesla Model S won.

2011 - Chevy Volt
2009 - Nissan GT-R
2008 - CTS
2004 - Prius (I hate this car, but yeah, it was groundbreaking)
2002 - Thunderbird

There are a few more that I could name, but I wouldn't call this list full of jokes.