The Honda Civic RS Turbo CVT and the Isuzu D-MAX 3.0L 4×2 LS AT took the top honors at the awards night of the Car Awards Group, Inc. (CAGI)‘s Car of the Year – Philippines awards held at the One Rockwell East Tower in Makati City.
After numerous man-hours spent on planning and coordination, 3 days of testing in NUVALI, hundreds of instrumented test runs, and over a thousand qualitative test drives — with all data tabulated by respected firm KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. — CAGI has come up with the definitive list of the best new and significantly upgraded vehicles in the market today.
The 1.5-liter Honda Civic RS Turbo CVT bested the field of 65 vehicles that were submitted for testing this season. Although the trucks segment only had a field of 7 entries, the competition was no less stiffer, with the the Isuzu D-MAX 3.0L 4×2 LS AT taking the top spot.
The 2016 Car of the Year Awards is co-presented by Carmudi.com.ph and was made possible by partner KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. Other sponsors include Ayala Land Premier; NUVALI; Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation; Motolite Batteries; El Cielito Hotel – Sta. Rosa; Manila International Auto Show; Worldbex International; and Speedlab. Official media partners include BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Malaya Business Insight, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Manila Times, The Philippine Star, Auto Review, Turbo Zone, and JamesDeakin.ph. Special thanks to DIAGEO for being the bar host for the awards night.
Complete List of Winners
2016 Car of the Year – Philippines
Honda Civic RS Turbo CVT
2016 Truck of the Year – Philippines
Isuzu D-MAX 3.0L 4×2 LS AT
Category Winners
Commercial Utility Vehicle
Suzuki Super Carry Utility Van 0.8L DDiS Turbo Diesel
Subcompact Car
Suzuki Ciaz GL 1.4L – M/T
Compact Car
Honda Civic RS Turbo CVT
Luxury Compact Car
Audi S3 Saloon 2.0 TFSI Quattro
Mid-Size Car
Mazda6 SKYACTIV Diesel Sedan
Luxury Mid-Size Car
Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TSI DSG Business Edition
Wagon
2017 Mazda6 Sports Wagon
Compact Crossover SUV
Mazda CX-3 FWD SPORT
Crossover SUV
Mazda CX-5 SKYACTIV Diesel AWD
Luxury Mid-Size Crossover SUV
Lexus RX 350 Premier
4WD SUV
Mitsubishi Montero Sport GLS 2.4D 4WD AT
2WD SUV
Mitsubishi Montero Sport GLS 2.4D 2WD AT
Premium SUV
Mitsubishi Pajero GT 3.2 Di-D 4WD AT
Luxury SUV
Maserati Levante Diesel
MPV
Haima V70 1.5L+6AT Deluxe
Premium MPV
Honda Odyssey EX CVT
Sports Car
Nissan GT-R Premium
2WD Pickup Truck
Isuzu D-MAX 3.0L 4×2 LS AT
4WD Pickup Truck
Mitsubishi Strada 2.4L GT 4×4 AT
Special Awards
NUVALI Green Car Award
Honda Legend 3.5 Sport Hybrid SH-AWD
MOTOLITE Class M Award
Hyundai 2.0 Tucson CRDi GLS 6AT 2WD
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation Best Safety Award
Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TSI DSG Business Edition
Speedlab Tuner’s Choice Award
Honda Civic RS Turbo CVT
Manila International Auto Show Best Design Award
Nissan GT-R Premium
