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12-04-2010, 07:04 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/web-cit-ds3_2.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)Citroën DS3 - Click above for high-res image gallery
As we said before (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/01/popular-mechanics-doles-out-its-top-10-cars-of-2011/), it's that time when everyone starts rolling out their year-end "Best of" lists and revisits their favorite rides of 2010. Top Gear is in on the action, naming its annual award winners. Its list, as you can see, is diverse and loaded with forbidden fruit (at least for those of us in the U.S.)
Hypercar of the Year: Koenigsegg Agera
Cabrio of the Year: Maserati GranCabrio
Grand Tourer of the Year: Bentley Continental GT (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/2011-bentley-continental-gt-first-drive-road-test-review/)
Hot Hatch of the Year: Volkswagen Golf R
Family Car of the Year: BMW 520d Touring
Engine of the Year: Fiat TwinAir
Coupe of the Year: Peugot RCZ
Luxury Car of the Year: Jaguar XJ (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/2011-jaguar-xj-l-review-road-test/)
Small Car of the Year and Car of the Year: Citroen DS3
Besides the standard categories, the three hosts also picked their favorites of 2010. Jeremy Clarkson is in love with the Pagani Zonda R (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/15/pagani-zonda-r-officially-unveiled-in-vienna/), James May goes with the Bugatti Veyron Supersport (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/23/2011-bugatti-veyron-super-sport-first-drive-review-road-test/) and Richard Hammond is quite fond of the Porsche 911 GT2 RS (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/01/paris-2010-2011-porsche-911-gt2-rs-simply-begs-to-be-flogged/).
Though we've given you the list, it's still worth a trip over to the Top Gear website (http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/the-2010-top-gear-awards?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter) to read the reasons behind each choice.
Gallery: Citroen DS3 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y12_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y6_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y13_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)
[Source: Top Gear (http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/the-2010-top-gear-awards?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter)]2010 Top Gear Award winners announced (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/04/2010-top-gear-award-winners-announced/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/web-cit-ds3_2.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)Citroën DS3 - Click above for high-res image gallery
As we said before (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/01/popular-mechanics-doles-out-its-top-10-cars-of-2011/), it's that time when everyone starts rolling out their year-end "Best of" lists and revisits their favorite rides of 2010. Top Gear is in on the action, naming its annual award winners. Its list, as you can see, is diverse and loaded with forbidden fruit (at least for those of us in the U.S.)
Hypercar of the Year: Koenigsegg Agera
Cabrio of the Year: Maserati GranCabrio
Grand Tourer of the Year: Bentley Continental GT (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/2011-bentley-continental-gt-first-drive-road-test-review/)
Hot Hatch of the Year: Volkswagen Golf R
Family Car of the Year: BMW 520d Touring
Engine of the Year: Fiat TwinAir
Coupe of the Year: Peugot RCZ
Luxury Car of the Year: Jaguar XJ (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/18/2011-jaguar-xj-l-review-road-test/)
Small Car of the Year and Car of the Year: Citroen DS3
Besides the standard categories, the three hosts also picked their favorites of 2010. Jeremy Clarkson is in love with the Pagani Zonda R (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/15/pagani-zonda-r-officially-unveiled-in-vienna/), James May goes with the Bugatti Veyron Supersport (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/23/2011-bugatti-veyron-super-sport-first-drive-review-road-test/) and Richard Hammond is quite fond of the Porsche 911 GT2 RS (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/01/paris-2010-2011-porsche-911-gt2-rs-simply-begs-to-be-flogged/).
Though we've given you the list, it's still worth a trip over to the Top Gear website (http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/the-2010-top-gear-awards?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter) to read the reasons behind each choice.
Gallery: Citroen DS3 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y12_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y6_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/09y13_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/citroen-ds3-2/)
[Source: Top Gear (http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/the-2010-top-gear-awards?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter)]2010 Top Gear Award winners announced (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/04/2010-top-gear-award-winners-announced/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Read (http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/the-2010-top-gear-awards?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter) | Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/04/2010-top-gear-award-winners-announced/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19746066/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/04/2010-top-gear-award-winners-announced/#comments)
More... (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/04/2010-top-gear-award-winners-announced/)