| MotorWeek recently presented its awards for 2007 | | | | The relatively small combustion chamber makes the Fit |
| Driver's Choice Award at the currently ongoing | | | | fuel efficient. Add to that the design of the engine that |
| Chicago Auto Show. There are thirteen overall | | | | gives power without burning too much fuel. The engine |
| categories which covered all segments. Of all the | | | | is so efficient that it performs like a Volvo equipped |
| thirteen categories, the Honda Fit came out as the | | | | with a Volvo oxygen sensor. |
| overall top car of the year. The Honda Fit also bagged | | | | The Honda Fit takes the Best of the Year award over |
| the Best Small Car Award. | | | | tough competition. Among the other winners are seven |
| This year marks the second consecutive year that | | | | GM cars which are the Saturn Aura, Chevrolet Tahoe, |
| Honda has won in the small car segment and topped | | | | GMC Yukon, GMC Acadia, GMC Sierra, Saturn |
| the Driver's Choice Awards. In the past year, they | | | | Outlook and the Chevrolet Silverado. The Saturn Aura |
| have accomplished the feat with the Honda Civic. The | | | | won as the Best Family Sedan while the Chevrolet |
| Honda Fit and the rest of the winners on all the thirteen | | | | Tahoe and the GMC Yukon bagged the Best Large |
| categories will be featured at a special episode of | | | | Utility award. The GMC Acadia and the Saturn Outlook |
| MotorWeek on PBS. | | | | won in the Best Crossover Utility category. The Best |
| John Davis, the host and executive producer of | | | | Pickup Truck was awarded to the Chevrolet Silverado |
| MotorWeek, sings his praises for Honda in his | | | | and the GMC Sierra. With those victories, General |
| statement. "At a time when fuel efficiency and | | | | Motors swept the awards for large vehicles. |
| versatility are top-of-mind for drivers, Honda has once | | | | Other winners include the Hyundai Entourage and the |
| again, proven to be a trendsetter in people-driven | | | | Kia Sedona which shared the honor of being the Best |
| technology," Davis said. "Last year, with the sterling | | | | Minivan. The Volkswagen Eos also walked away with |
| Civic lineup, and this year, with the clever Fit, Honda | | | | the Best Convertible award. The Lexus LS, meanwhile, |
| advances the standards for intelligent, driver-friendly, | | | | was chosen as the Best Luxury Sedan and the Infiniti |
| design that deserves our 'Best of the Year' title. The | | | | G35 as the Best Sports Sedan. Ford's sole success is |
| Honda Fit is a standout vehicle for its forward-thinking | | | | the Ford Shelby GT500 which was named the Best |
| flexibility, frugality at the pump, interior creature | | | | Performance Car. |
| comforts, stylish design, and, high on MotorWeek's list, | | | | Honda, aside from the Fit, also won another award - |
| its entertaining drive," the MotorWeek host added. | | | | this time for the CR-V which topped the Best Small |
| The Honda Fit is the successor of the Civic in North | | | | Utility category. For the first time in the 25 year history |
| America as the company's chief entry-level | | | | of the Driver's Choice Awards, the Best Eco-Friendly |
| subcompact and is aimed to compete with Toyota's | | | | award was not given to a single vehicle model. This |
| Scion division. The car was introduced in the North | | | | year's winner of the Best Eco-Friendly award is the |
| American market last year as a 2007 year model. | | | | Toyota Motor Corporation for their dedication to make |
| The model comes in only two variants, the base model | | | | their cars more fuel efficient. The Best Dream Machine |
| and the Sport trim package. No matter what the trim | | | | category winners are the Jaguar XKR, Ferrari 599 |
| package consumers opt for, the car will be equipped | | | | GTB Fiorano, and the Porsche 911 Turbo. |
| with a 1.5-liter engine that produces 109 horsepower. | | | | |