The 2010 North American Car of the Year and the 2010 North American Truck of the Year candidates have been announced. Follow the jump and check the list to see if you think anything is missing. Let us know you’re thoughts in teh comments section.

The 2010 North American Car of the Year:


BMW 335d (http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/11/11/2009-bmw-335d-blueperformance-pricing-revealed/)
Buick LaCrosse (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/04/09/2010-buick-lacrosse-pricing-starts-just-under-28000/)
Cadillac CTS
Chevrolet Camaro (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/08/05/reviewed-2010-chevrolet-camaro-ss-its-more-than-just-bumblebee-from-transformers/)
Ford Fusion/Fusion Hybrid (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/03/02/2010-ford-fusion-and-2010-mercury-milan-pricing-announced/)
Ford Taurus (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/06/19/2010-ford-taurus-and-ford-taurus-sho-pricing-details/)
Honda Insight
Kia Soul
Mazda3/MazdaSpeed3 (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/09/29/review-2010-mazda3-its-smiling-at-you-and-you-should-smile-back/)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Porsche Panamera (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/02/13/porsche-panamera-pricing-starts-at-89800/)
Subaru Legacy (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/04/29/2010-subaru-legacy-pricing-announced/)
Suzuki Kizashi (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/07/30/2010-suzuki-kizashi-officially-unveiled-v6-and-hybrid-variant-in-the-works/)
Toyota Prius
Volkswagen Golf/GTI (http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/08/24/2010-volkswagen-golf-tdi-prices-starts-at-21990/)

http://www.egmcartech.com/2009/10/01/2010-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-candidates-announced/

^None of them seem to be a stand-out winner to me...........

How did the Genesis sedan get left off that list?

Your winner is the Ford Taurus

Ford Taurus=NOT A CHANCE even if it does really win.
ECOBOOST=turbocharger instead of larger displacement, wow where has ford been for the last 35 years other automakers have been doing that. But I will say Ford has come a long way in its designs much nicer than before.

And yes the New Genesis more than deserves to be on this list. But your winner is the CAMARO hands down, the msrp and what you get cannot be beat.

^Yeah, the Camaro was my first thought, but the cars had/have so many problems in their first year...........

^^^^what car hasn't though. And from what I understand, most of the problems have come from people trying to modify the car with exceptions of course.

Ford Taurus=NOT A CHANCE even if it does really win.
ECOBOOST=turbocharger instead of larger displacement, wow where has ford been for the last 35 years other automakers have been doing that. But I will say Ford has come a long way in its designs much nicer than before.

And yes the New Genesis more than deserves to be on this list. But your winner is the CAMARO hands down, the msrp and what you get cannot be beat.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/a-platform-problem/


Look at a lot of Ford’s north American products and you’ll see they’re underpinned by the same architecture: the old Volvo/Ford corporate P80 platform that dates back to the previous-generation Volvo S80. Now, the current S80 is hardly among our favorite vehicles, let alone the old one, so it’s no surprise that the Ford Flex, Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT that ride on its bones are a bit dull to drive.


For one thing, all three vehicles feel huge, with high cowls and wide cabins. At 4100, 4300, and 4800 pounds respectively for Taurus, MKS, and Flex, none of them outfitted with the heavier twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6, they are all heavy relative to their competition. The MKT we tested, which had the twin-turbo six, came in at close to 5000 pounds.


Mass is only good in an accident. Otherwise, it impairs braking performance, handling, and acceleration, as well as fuel mileage. Based on our 10Best time with the MKS and a pair of Tauruses, Ford needs to do something with the underpinnings of these vehicles. Big on the outside, rear-seat room seems cramped compared with an Accord’s. The handling is OK, but dull, and the body motions are as ill-controlled as a Fusion’s or Accord’s are well damped.



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I have to laugh at the thought that people actually think that driveability and dependability have anything to do with COTY awards.

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