This is one of the most coveted awards each year.
There has been a couple of heavey weight entrants this year including the BMW 3 series, Passat, Jettah, Civic, Charger, Fusion, Impressa, etc...
and the winner is............









































the 2006 civic

 

http://www.motortrend.com/features/n...r_of_the_year/

 

And the car has only been out for how long?? MT has no credibility in their COTY what so ever... perfect example is the Ford Thunderbird...

 

A freakin grocery store commuter? Yuk

 

I just saw one of these in our parking lot. Fugly if you ask me.

 

Another reason why I have stopped reading Motortrend.

 

Remember this: the Chevy VEGA was a Motor Trend COTY - the award means absolutely nothing.

 

Motor Trend Cars of the Year:

2006 Honda Civic
2005 Chrysler 300
2004 Toyota Prius
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe / Sedan
2002 Ford Thunderbird
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2000 Lincoln LS
1999 Chrysler 300M
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
1996 Dodge Caravan
1995 Chrysler Cirrus
1994 Ford Mustang
1993 Ford Probe GT
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Ford Thunderbird
1986 Ford Taurus LX
1985 Volkswagen GTI
1984 Chevrolet Corvette
1983 American Motors Renault Alliance
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1981 Chrysler K-cars, Dodge Aries/Plymouth Reliant
1980 Chevrolet Citation
1979 Buick Riviera S
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon
1977 Chevrolet Caprice
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare
1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 V-8
1974 Ford Mustang II
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1972 Citroen SM
1971 Chevrolet Vega
1970 Ford Torino
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
1968 Pontiac GTO
1967 Mercury Cougar
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1965 Pontiac Motor Division
1964 Ford Motor Company
1963 American Motors Rambler
1962 Buick Special
1961 Pontiac Tempest
1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1959 Pontiac Motor Division
1958 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Chrysler Corporation
1956 Ford Motor Company
1955 No Award
1954 No Award
1953 No Award
1952 Cadillac Motor Car Division
1951 Chrysler Corporation
1950 No award
1949 Cadillac Motor Car Division

The Civic isn't even the best car in it's class... bleh

OT -6Speed8, you have a nice car, I see you all the time on 19. I know it's you because of your lighting

 

I agree that MT has ZERO CREDIBILITY regarding picking truly great cars.

The new Civic is one fugly bastard, IMO. And the interior is even worse.

Bleh.

 

i sat in a 2006 honda civic and actually it's pretty nice. i was impressed. interior is almost as nice as the mazda3 (in a different way)

 

I would like to know what others suggest, and why.

I think the civic, especially consindering the SI, is a perfectly reasonable choice.

 

Lexus IS, Infinit M series, Pontiac Solstice, Mazda MX-5 EASY

 

Wow - that list says it all. Ralph Nader would not be impressed with their 1960 choice - lol.
K-cars, Alliance, Caravans - sounds like a who's who in POS automobile manufacturing.

 

theres obviously tons of contenders, but its not about how nice a car is... other wise itd always be the most expensive luxury performance car... I dont see why civic dosnt deserve it... its a great car and stands for great engineering, drivability, performance, styling amongst other things for its segment. I personally would go with the infiniti M or bmw 3 series, but I certainly cant go against this pick, its a great pick.

 

I am in the New Port Richey Area, No mods yet, Sunlight Silver Limo black windows..hope to see ya soon on the road.

 

Mt Suxorz!!!!!

 

Honda must've bumped up the old MT advertising budget this year...

 

197hp, 6 spd tranny 17 inch wheels hlical LSD, all for around 20k? I think it deserves its win.

 

plus it's base fuel economy and hybrid versions. i would get a Si as a daily driver to compliment the 8.

 

I would rather wipe my *** with MT than read it when on the toilet. And magazine pages hurt my anus.

MT = crappy journalism funded my manufacturers that buy good results.

The Civic is ugly and WAYYYY overpriced. Nice investment Honda, way to buy that award.

 

You are probably at $22k then and then you HAVE to use premium. Besides, the Si did not win the COFTY award the entire Civic did. The Si accounts for what 10% of all sales tops??

 

Barring the S2k, the current honda/acura lineup is terrible imo. Ill take my 5g prelude over the Si and RSX anyday.

 

Because the Prelude is heavier, doesn't handle as well, is slower, and gets worse gas mileage? I think the '06 Civic is a very good choice for COTY.

 

I seriously thought that the WRX was going to be win that year.

 

At least they voted for the 1969 Plymouth Road Runner. One out of like 55 isn't that bad. LOL.