2007 Motorist Choice Awards; GM and Toyota are Tops

PRIMEDIA’s IntelliChoice.com has released their results of the second annual Motorist Choice Awards. Toyota and GM vehicles are tops on the list. Lexus LS “edges out” the Cadillac DTS.

Toyota scored winners in eight areas, including the overall winner, Lexus LS, while GM followed in second with five segment winners, including the Cadillac DTS and GMC Yukon XL.

  Aspirational Luxury Car Lexus IS
  Compact Car -- Mazda Mazda3 Sedan
  Compact Crossover SUV -- Chevrolet HHR
  Compact Pickup -- Toyota Tacoma
  Compact Sport Utility/ORV -- Toyota FJ Cruiser
  Economy Car -- Honda Fit
  Image Compact Car -- Volkswagen GTI
  Large Car -- Toyota Avalon
  Large HD Pickup -- Chevrolet Silverado HD
  Large LD Pickup -- Chevrolet Silverado 1500
  Large Luxury Car -- Cadillac DTS
  Large Sport Utility -- GMC Yukon XL
  Luxury Crossover SUV -- Acura MDX
  Luxury Mid-Size Car -- Nissan Maxima
  Luxury Sport Utility -- Land Rover Range Rover Sport
  Mid-Size Car -- Volkswagen Jetta
  Mid-Size Crossover SUV -- Honda CR-V
  Mid-Size Sport Utility -- Toyota 4Runner
  Minivan -- Honda Odyssey
  Premium Luxury Car -- Lexus LS
  Premium Mid-Size Car -- Nissan Altima
  Premium Mid-Size Crossover SUV -- Nissan Murano
  Premium Sports Car -- Lexus SC
  Sports Car -- Porsche Boxster
  Sporty Car -- Scion tC

The Motorist Choice Awards were designed by AutoPacific and IntelliChoice.com to recognize the cars that delivered both the highest customer satisfaction and the lowest cost of ownership.

The Motorist Choice Awards take AutoPacific’s owner satisfaction data from new car and truck buyers and combine those data with IntelliChoice.com’s rating methodology to create a new kind of award that speaks to both the hearts and wallets of car buyers.