Malaysia’s Cars of the Year 2009
As we near the start of 2010, it’s time to look back and reflect upon the year that was 2009. One usual fixture at the tail end of the calendar year are the raft of ‘Car of the Year’ awards by various publications. We have summed up four of them Asian Auto VCA Auto Industry Awards, Asian Auto / Mudah.my Fuel Efficiency Awards, Autocar ASEAN Car of the Year Awards, and the NST / Maybank Overall Car of the Year Award.
On the name of some cars you would find a link. Those links will take you some of our past articles that relate to the respective cars, and you would find that for cars that have won multiple awards, they may have links to several different articles.
Asian Auto VCA Auto Industry Awards
Best People’s Car: Hyundai i10
Best Value for Money Sedan: Suzuki SX4
Best Value for Money Executive Sedan: Mazda3 Sport
Best Value for Money Luxury Sedan: Alfa Romeo 159
Best Value for Money Sports Car: Renault Clio RS
Best Value for Money MPV: Kia Rondo
Best Value for Money SUV: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
Best Value for Money Pickup Truck: Nissan Navara
Best Local Assembly Family Sedan: Honda City
Best Local Assembly Executive Sedan: Mercedes-Benz C230 Avantgarde
Best Local Assembly Luxury Sedan: Mercedes-Benz S500L
Best Local Assembly Sports Car: Proton Satria Neo CPS
Best Local Assembly MPV: Proton Exora
Best Local Assembly Compact Car: Peugeot 308 VTi
Best Performance Luxury Sedan: BMW M3 DCT
Best Performance Luxury Sports Car: Porsche Cayman S
Best Performance Luxury SUV: Range Rover TD V6
Best Performance Luxury Super Sedan: Maserati Quattroporte GT S
Best Comeback Brand: Ford
Best After Sales Experience: Edaran Tan Chong Motor
Best Showroom Experience: Honda Malaysia
Best Test Car Experience: Lexus Malaysia
Best Internal Public Relations: UMW Toyota Malaysia
Best External Public Relations: Isuzu Malaysia
Editor’s Garage Choice 2009: Audi Q5
Asian Auto / Mudah.my Fuel Efficiency Awards 2009
Hybrid Cars
1. Toyota Prius (3.9l / 100km)
2. Honda Civic Hybrid (4.6l / 100km)
Luxury SUVs
1. Volvo XC90 D5 (8.5l / 100km)
2. BMW X5 xDrive30d (8.7l / 100km)
3. Audi Q7 3.0 TDI (9.9l / 100km)
Compact SUVs
1. Ssangyong Actyon Sports Diesel (8.0l / 100km)
2. Honda CR-V (8.2l / 100km)
3. Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI (8.4l / 100km)
Luxury MPVs
1. Mazda5 (8.2l / 100km)
2. Hyundai Starex (9.6l / 100km)
3. Ssangyong Stavic (9.7l / 100km)
Compact MPVs
1. Renault Kangoo Diesel (5.5l / 100km)
2. Honda Stream (6.7l / 100km)
3. Nissan Grand Livina (7.6l / 100km)
Pickup Trucks
1. Isuzu D-Max (7.6l / 100km)
2. Ssangyong Actyon Sports Diesel (8.0l / 100km)
3. Nissan Navara (8.2l / 100km)
Performance Cars
1. Peugeot 308 GT (6.8l / 100km)
2. Mini Cooper JCW (6.9l / 100km)
3. Volkswagen Scirocco (7.6l / 100km)
Super Sport Convertibles
1. Mercedes-Benz SLK200K (8.1l / 100km)
2. Volkswagen Eos (8.2l / 100km)
3. Porsche Boxster (9.4l / 100km)
Super Sport Cars
1. Lotus Exige(9.1l / 100km)
2. Porsche 911 PDK (10.3l / 100km)
3. Nissan 370Z (10.5l / 100km)
Super Saloons
1. Audi A8 (9.9l / 100km)
2. Mercedes-Benz S350 (10.0l / 100km)
3. Lexus LS460 (11.1l / 100km)
Premium Executive Cars
1. Citroen C5 (8.9l / 100km)
2. BMW 525i Sports (9.4l / 100km)
3. Mercedes-Benz E200K (9.6l / 100km)
Executive Cars
1. BMW 320i (6.1l / 100km)
2. Audi A4 (7.4l / 100km)
3. Mercedes-Benz C200K (8.0l / 100km)
Premium Family Cars
1. Mercedes-Benz B180 (7.2l / 100km)
2. Volvo S40 2.0 Powershift (7.9l / 100km)
3. Toyota Camry (8.8l / 100km)
Luxury Family Cars
1. Nissan Sylphy (7.8l / 100km)
2. Hyundai Elantra (7.9l / 100km)
3. Peugeot 407 (8.1l / 100km)
Small Family Cars
1. Toyota Vios J (6.1l / 100km)
2. Proton Persona (6.7l / 100km)
3. Honda City (6.8l / 100km)
Small Family Cars
1. Mini Cooper S (5.8l / 100km)
2. Honda Jazz (6.4l / 100km)
3. Alfa Mito (6.5l / 100km)
Compact City Cars
1. Hyundai i10 (5.0l / 100km)
2. Proton Savvy (5.7l / 100km)
3. Kia Picanto (5.8l / 100km)
AUTOCAR ASEAN Car of the Year Awards 2009
Supermini – Perodua Myvi SE
Compact Sedan / Hatchback: Honda City
Mid-sized Sedan / Hatchback: Peugeot 308
Large Sedan: Toyota Camry Facelift
Small Luxury Hatchback / Coupe: Alfa Romeo Spider
Compact Luxury Sedan: BMW 3-series
Large Luxury Sedan: BMW 7-series
Large Luxury SUV: Mercedes-Benz ML350
Small / Midsize SUV: Ford Escape 2.3 XLT
Large SUV: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
Premium SUV: Nissan Murano
Hybrid: Toyota Prius
Small / Midsize MPV: Proton Exora
Large MPV: Mitsubishi Grandis Facelift
Pick-Up: Nissan Navara
Performance: Renault Megane R26
Overall Winner & Car of the Year 2009: Renault Megane R26
New Straits Times/Maybank “Overall Car of the Year 2009” Award
Entry Level: Hyundai i10
Compact Car: Honda City
Premium Compact Car: Fiat 500
Family Car: Peugeot 308 Turbo
Executive Car: Honda Accord 2.0 VTi-L
Premium Executive Car: Alfa Romeo 159
Limousine: Jaguar XF-R
Performance Car: Mazda RX-8
Premium Performance Car: Nissan 370Z
Midi MPV: Proton Exora
Large MPV: Hyundai Grand Starex Royale
Luxury SUV: Volvo XC60 LE
Twin Cab Pickup Truck: Mitsubishi Triton
Good Design Award 2009: Toyota Prius
Safety Award: Volvo XC60
NST-Maybank Car of the Year 2009 (overall winner): Peugeot 308 Turbo
Automotive Man of The Year 2009: Dato’ Dr Ang Bon Beng and Datuk Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar
Datuk Dr Ang (left) & Datuk Syed Hafiz (right).
wow!!! Thanks for the great compilation!!
btw, the 6.1L/100km for the Bmw 320i under Asian Auto, should link back to 320d launch/media drive article.
the figure definitely suits a diesel burner rather than the petrol variant.
BMW Msia quotes 320i Petrol at 8L/100km.
keep up the good work!
This is a great compilation of the cars in various categories. Awesome. Keep it up.
Nice one! I’ve been looking for the list since I’m looking for a car. BTW, majority of the cars – not many of us can afford. Just food for thought.
First time at your blog. I like it – keep writing. Thanks.