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2009 TMR ‘Best Drive, Best Value’ Awards

THE MOTOR REPORT is pleased to announce its 2009 ‘Best Drive, Best Value’ Passenger Car Awards. This is the second year of an annual Award from The Motor Report, Australia's fastest growing independent automotive news, analysis and car


THE MOTOR REPORT is pleased to announce its 2009 ‘Best Drive, Best Value’ Passenger Car Awards.

This is the second year of an annual Award from The Motor Report, Australia's fastest growing independent automotive news, analysis and car reviews site.

The TMR 'Best Drive, Best Value' awards are conferred each New Year’s Eve and granted to the car that, in the view of our road testers and writers, wins on a ‘best drive, best value’ comparison in its market segment.

This year, the Award features four passenger car categories:

  • Best Drive Best Value Light Car
  • Best Drive Best Value Small Car
  • Best Drive Best Value Medium Car
  • Best Drive Best Value Large Car

In each category, we announce both a winner and runner-up; there is also an overall winner – the car adjudged as being the standout model release of the year.

To be in contention for The Motor Report ‘Best Drive, Best Value’ Award 2009, a car must:

  • Be enjoyable at the wheel
  • Have ample power and offer sharp driving dynamics
  • Be comfortable and well-finished inside and out
  • Offer a high level of capability in the driving environment for which it was designed
  • Offer genuine value
  • Be a ‘best buy’ in its category for the totality of the package
  • Have been released in the preceding calendar year

So, if a car is not good value, if it does not make you feel good when you slide behind the wheel, if it does not perform or meet the expectations of buyers for the category in which it competes, then it will not get a look-in to the TMR Best Drive, Best Value Award.

The winners and runners-up in each category are:

Winner: ‘Best Drive, Best Value’ Light Car: Ford Fiesta ECOnetic

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FINAL VERDICT

So, these are the TMR 'Best Drive, Best Value' Awards for 2009.

This leaves only the announcement for the standout model release of the year.

That car is Ford's Fiesta ECOnetic. It stands apart as a significant advance in 'green motoring', while also providing class-leading dynamics and performance.

It is a car that every manufacturer would wish it had in its stable. And soon, all will be following its lead.

For the remarkable Fiesta ECOnetic, the accolades are well-deserved. All credit to Ford.

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