The 2020 Corvette has been named the North American Car of the Year, with jurors hailing Chevrolet for daring to move the car to a new mid-engine platform whilst also retaining the vehicle’s approachable $60,000 price tag.
“A mid-engine Corvette was a huge risk for Chevy’s muscle-car icon. They nailed it. Stunning styling, interior, and performance for one-third of the cost of comparable European exotics,” concluded The Detroit News‘ automotive critic and NACTOY juror Henry Payne.
The 2020 Corvette was up against a number of other competitive new for the Car of the Year award, including the new Toyota Supra, BMW Z4 and Porsche 911. The Cadillac CT5 was also named a finalist for the award, though the luxury sedan didn’t impress jurors in the same way Chevy’s mid-engine offering did.
NACTOY awards are chosen by a panel of 50 jurors from print, online, radio and broadcast automotive media from across the United States and Canada. The North American Truck of the Year and Utility of the Year awards are handed out separately, with the Jeep Gladiator taking Truck of the Year and the Kia Telluride taking Utility of the Year for 2020.
The Corvette’s Car of the Year trophy will join other hardware in the sports car’s display case, with the ‘Vette having also been named the 2020 Motor Trend Car of the Year and receiving a Car and Driver 10 Best award. The Detroit Free Press also named the 2020 Corvette as its car of the year for 2020.
It’s not hard to see why the 2020 Corvette has been showered with praise by the automotive media. With up a sub three-second 0-60 mph time, a top speed of over 180 mph and the same price as some family SUVs, the vehicle has the potential to re-write the performance car rulebook and likely has brands like Porsche on high notice. The arrival of a mid-engine, high-performance car that is priced well under $100,000 may even drive brands like Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Ferrari to strive for more from their mass-market models, which often sell for $200,000 plus.
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but does gm only make money if they sell them for $80K+? has gm disputed that rumor?
if i were gm, the telluride winning suv of the year should be cause for concern.
Can’t anyone on this site just enjoy some good news?
Seeing the T1 SUVs isn’t out I’d hope Kia wins against 5 yr old SUVs, otherwise that would be a cause for concern….
car and driver did a long term review of the kia telluride. main complaint is that there isn’t enough things to complain about. has that ever been uttered of a gm product in living memory?
the new t1 suv’s had better be home runs because according to reuss, “nobody does those better than we do”. we’ll see.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a29411864/2020-kia-telluride-reliability-maintenance/
“has that ever been uttered of a gm product in living memory?”
Living memory?, Many 60s-00s GM products that C/D did, I’d doubt a Korean product would have that longevity also what you saying is the Telluride is better than any European and Japanese automobile product anywhere since some GM products bestest them at times.
Besides, a mommy-mobile CUV isn’t something a teen kid will have a poster plastered on his wall nor a man would have to tow anything heavy with passengers onboard.
really? i’m anxious to read about the gm product from the 00s that C/D had a hard time finding fault. please post the link if such an article exists.
https://www.caranddriver.com/ reviews/a18202378/2006-buick-lucerne-cxs-road-test/
https://www.caranddriver.com/ reviews/a15147970/2008-chevrolet-malibu-ltz-road-test/
That’s just 2 examples from the 00s that import luvin C/D, I can post more but it seems your trying to sell Kias instead of having a unbiased view.
https://www.caranddriver.com/ reviews/a18202378/2006-buick-lucerne-cxs-road-test/
https://www.caranddriver.com/ reviews/a15147970/2008-chevrolet-malibu-ltz-road-test/
That’s just 2 examples from the 00s that import luvin C/D, I can post more but it seems your trying to sell Kias instead of having a unbiased view.
-March 2006 C/D Buick Lucerne CXS review
-January 2008 C/D Malibu LTZ review
I’d put the direct link to it but it’s been blocked.
That’s just 2 examples from the 00s that import luvin C/D put out, I can post more but it seems you’re trying to sell Kias instead of having an unbiased view.
here you go
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a18202378/2006-buick-lucerne-cxs-road-test/
from the article : “The bar is set a little higher when you approach $40,000, and to be competitive, you have to be more than average.”
basically, they say the lucerne is a competent vehicle. but you are right, for gm that is high praise.
I can afford to service a Corvette. Not so with the likes of Porche or the German/Italian rivals.