| Automobile Magazine named Volkswagen GTI as its | | | | combined performance and affordability. "It's a great |
| 2007 car of the year. Said title is part of a series of | | | | car to drive as well as being an easy car to live with," |
| year-end industry awards that automakers use to | | | | Conway said. |
| support their marketing efforts. The car emerged as | | | | Conway expected that the selection would generate |
| the cream of the crop vehicle for the magazine. Said | | | | some controversy among the readership of the Ann |
| choice is anchored on the combination of affordability | | | | Arbor, Michigan-based magazine, with some readers |
| and performance of the car. | | | | questioning the choice of the magazine. But, he said, |
| Gavin Conway, editor-in-chief of Automobile Magazine, | | | | the magazine had wanted to highlight "a more |
| said the sporty version of the VW Golf, which is now | | | | responsible approach to performance driving," |
| in its fifth generation, was the unanimous pick of the | | | | considering factors such as fuel economy. |
| magazine's senior editors because of the way it | | | | |