Phew! what a quick trip – i left rainy vancouver on Wednesday and was home late last night. It was about 6 in Toronto, no snow and it actually felt warm to me. I brought the only winter jacket i own, which happens to be my Auto123.com jacket – they are all in Montreal and know what REAL cold is like! I really enjoy coming out every year for this because i get to see the rest of the auto123.com team! They are a bit of trouble makers sitting around, drinking beer, eating junk food and chatting about -cars!  Thank GOD i am officially in ‘off’ season – i didn’t join them with the beer,  but car talk i love and i had a burger and fries with a side of mayo.  Good times in Toronto!

All of us at Auto123.com that test drive vehicles on a weekly basis are on the jury. We were sent a list of all 2012 model-year vehicles that are for sale in Canada. Vehicles that are not available for testing or were not on sale as of November 1, 2011 are excluded. There are 20 distinct categories and a vehicle could only be listed in one category per trim or body style.

Here are the 3 finalists in each category and the winner is in bold:

- SUBCOMPACT CAR –  Ford Fiesta, Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent

- COMPACT CAR – Chevrolet Cruz, Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra

- MIDSIZE CAR – Hyundai Sonata, VW Passat, Kia Optima

- FULL -SIZE CAR – Chrysler 300, Hyundai Genesis, Dodge Charger

- WAGON – Subaru Outback, Toyota Venza, VW Golf Wagon

- CONVERTIBLE – Mercedes Benz SLK, Porsche Boxster, Mazda MX-5

- COMPACT UTLITY – Dodge Journey, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage

- MIDSIZE UTLITY – Ford Explorer, VW Touareg, Jeep Grand Cherokee

- FULL-SIZE UTLITY – Chevrolet Tahoe, Nissan Armada, Ford Flex

- VAN – Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, Honda Odyssey

- PICKUP – Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Ram 1500, Ford F-150

- SPORTS CAR – Ford Shelby GT500, Porsche Cayman, BMW M3 Coupe

- LUXURY COMPACT CAR – Mercede-Benz C-Class, Volvo S60, Cadillac CTS

- LUXURY MIDSIZE CAR  - Jaguar XF, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, VMW 5 series

- LUXURY LARGE CAR – Jaguar XJ, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Panamera

- LUXURY COMPACT UTILITY – BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLK- Class, Range Rover Evoque

- LUXURY LARGE UTILITY – Audi Q7, Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 

- PRESTIGE CAR – Porche Panamera Turbo, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Audi R8

- GREEN VEHICLE – Chevrolet Volt, Lexus CT 200h, Nissan Leaf

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