Mazda3 Named Canadian Car of the Year 2021
- the first nameplate ever to win the award two years in a row -
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Apr 14, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda3 has been named Canadian Car of the Year 2021 by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada.
The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) is an association of professional journalists, writers, photographers and corporate members that choose the winners of the Canadian Car of the Year (CCOTY) and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards (CUVOTY) every year. Mazda3 was chosen as the Canadian Car of the Year 2021 on March 30, 2021 local time thanks to its high evaluations for Styling, Quality, Driver Position, Quietness, Performance, Vehicle Dynamics and Safety.
For the general car buyer who simply wants good value from a reliable form of transport, awards can become a rat’s nest of contradictory information for those who don’t know how â or care â to evaluate the awards themselves. It behooves credible professional organizations to make their awards relevant to consumers.
It’s with this in mind that the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) evaluated its Canadian Car of the Year and Testfest programs.
After a thorough review, AJAC is significantly changing its testing methodology and scoring for Canadian Car of the Year â and it’s doing so for the betterment of car buyers.
Born in B.C., his family moved to Alberta when he was four years old. They relocated to several rural towns, including Grande Prairie, Crossfield, Olds, Gleichen and Milk River.
“Growing up rural,” Drew says, “makes you appreciate life in the grand sense, from the grass to the sky and everything in between. We were living in Milk River when I got my driver’s licence, and my dad trusted me with the car.”
“My favourite thing to do was get up at 3 a.m., when the sky is just starting to brighten, and drive the rural roads with the windows down, smelling the wet grass or the cattle in the field. I did that before I had a camera.”
“AJAC’s jurors assess the nominated technologies one by one following a comprehensive process of assessment and analysis. The winners are decided by secret ballot to ensure complete objectivity” explains Stephanie Wallcraft, AJAC President. “Canadians can be assured that the vehicles featuring the winning technologies integrate some of the most significant innovations on today’s automotive market”.
Best Safety Innovation
Honda’s next-generation passenger front airbag design
Honda
Honda’s curious-looking Next-Generation Front Passenger Airbag earns the title of Best Safety Innovation. Currently available in the MDX crossover and TLX sport sedans from Honda’s Acura luxury division, this innovative new airbag design was created in response to data showing that over half of all frontal collisions result in an angular impact. A new airbag design was created to offer better protection in these types of crashes.
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