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2021 Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-E are NACTOY Finalists
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Ford looks to kick off 2021 seeing two of its hottest new vehicles pull down two of the most coveted awards in all the land. The 2021 Ford F-150 and Mustang Mach-E are among nine finalists for the North American Car, Utility, and Truck of the Year awards. 2021 marks the first time the Ford brand has had two NACTOY finalists in the same year since 2015. The finalists in 2015? The F-150, which won Truck of the Year, and the Mustang.
NACTOY announced the nine finalists for the annual awards on Thursday. Ford has stiff competition on both fronts. Running against the 2021 Ford F-150 for Truck of the Year are the Jeep Gladiator Mojave and the 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX. The Mustang Mach-E has its hands full with the new Genesis GV80 and Land Rover Defender. Finalists for Car of the Year include the Genesis G80, Hyundai Elantra, and Nissan Sentra.
Edmunds Dubs Mustang Mach-E Top Rated Luxury EV
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Ford’s been very focused on making sure everyone knows that its Mustang Mach-E is worthy of its pony badge. While the focus has largely been on things like 300-mile electric ranges and 3.5-second 0-60 times, it turns out Ford might be underselling the premium aspect of its electric vehicle. Or at least that’s what Edmunds seems to suggest in naming the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E its Top Rated Luxury EV.
Edmunds: Yes, Mustang Mach-E is a luxury EV
In the write-up of the Top Rated Luxury EV award-winner, Edmunds editor-in-chief Alistair Weaver acknowledges that the Mustang Mach-E is something of a dark horse. But he assures readers that hell has
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“In this very challenging year, these nine vehicles emerged as our Finalists out of an unusually strong field of 27 Semifinalists,” said NACTOY president Gary Witzenburg. “Each one of them – especially the 15 in the ultra-competitive utility vehicle category – is excellent in nearly every way. Not to mention the automakers’ unusually difficult challenge of getting our 50 jurors from all over North America into their candidate vehicles for testing and evaluation prior to our later-than-usual voting deadline.”
The process of selecting NACTOY’s coveted Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards begins with a list of all eligible new or substantially changed vehicles launched for each model year, which the jurors test and evaluate through three rounds of voting as they become available.