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Motor Trend Car of the Year
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Motor Trend magazine gives an annual Car of the Year award. To be eligible for the award, a car must be a new model introduced in a given model year, or given a fundamental redesign for that year. All vehicles are given the same battery of tests: standard car tests such as skid-pad ratings, acceleration and quarter-mile times, and evaluations of the interiors are combined with a track run conducted by SCCA-licensed testers and taking the cars out on normal roads to test their drivability under normal conditions and fuel economy. The trophy for the winner, a depiction of calipers, is well-known to Americans, and is often used in the winner's advertising post-victory.
| | 1949 Cadillac Motor Division |
| | 1950 No award |
| | 1951 Chrysler Corporation |
| | 1952 Cadillac Motor Division |
| | 1953 No award |
| | 1954 No award |
| | 1955 Chevrolet Motor Division |
| | 1956 Ford Motor Company |
| | 1957 Chrysler Corporation |
| | 1958 Ford Thunderbird |
| | 1959 Pontiac Motor Division |
| | 1960 Chevrolet Corvair |
| | 1961 Pontiac Tempest |
| | 1962 Buick Special |
| | 1963 American MotorsRambler |
| | 1964 Ford Motor Company (Not for the Mustang) |
| | 1965 Pontiac Motor Division |
| | 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado |
| | 1967 Mercury Cougar |
| | 1968 Pontiac GTO |
| | 1969 Plymouth Road Runner |
| | 1970 Ford Torino |
| | 1971 Chevrolet Vega |
| | 1972 Citroën SM |
| | 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| | 1974 Ford Mustang II |
| | 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 |
| | 1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare |
| | 1977 Chevrolet Caprice |
| | 1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon |
| | 1979 Buick Riviera S |
| | 1980 Chevrolet Citation |
| | 1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries / Plymouth Reliant |
| | 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
| | 1983 AMC / Renault Alliance |
| | 1984 Chevrolet Corvette |
| | 1985 Volkswagen GTI |
| | 1986 Ford Taurus LX |
| | 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe |
| | 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix |
| | 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC |
| | 1990 Lincoln Town Car |
| | 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ |
| | 1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan |
| | 1993 Ford Probe GT |
| | 1994 Ford Mustang |
| | 1995 Chrysler Cirrus |
| | 1996 Dodge Caravan |
| | 1997 Chevrolet Malibu |
| | 1998 Chevrolet Corvette |
| | 1999 Chrysler 300M |
| | 2000 Lincoln LS |
| | 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser |
| | 2002 Ford Thunderbird |
| | 2003 Infiniti G35 |
| | 2004 Toyota Prius |
| | 2005 Chrysler 300C |
| | 2006 Honda Civic |
| | 2007 Toyota Camry |
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