Car.com Announces First Editors' Choice Awards

NEW YORK, April 8 -- Car.com , an online multimedia company established by car enthusiasts to serve automotive buyers, dealers and manufacturers, announced today the winners in their first Car.com Editors' Choice Awards.

"At this time in the automotive industry, it's almost impossible to find an undeserving vehicle, so choosing the best of the best in each category was quite a challenge for our team of automotive experts", said David Wassmann, Chief Marketing Officer of Car.com. "The exhaustive process and painstaking research that went into choosing the award winners presented here today has been worth the effort. Our consumers count on us to help them make intelligent decisions and find the best vehicles for their individual needs."

  The winners by category are as follows:

  Editors' Choice Award

  Mini-compact:           MINI Cooper
  Subcompact:             Acura RSX
  Compact:                Honda Accord
  Mid-size:               Nissan Maxima
  Large:                  Pontiac Bonneville

  Small Wagon:            Pontiac Vibe
  Mid-size Wagon:         Subaru Outback

  Sport Car:              Nissan 350Z
  Sport Convertible:      BMW Z4
  Luxury Sport:           Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG Sedan

  Small Utility:          Subaru Forrester
  Intermediate Utility:   Volkswagen Touareg
  Utility:                Cadillac Escalade
  Luxury Utility:         Lexus LX470

  Near Luxury:            Acura TL
  Mid-size Luxury:        Audi S4
  Luxury:                 Volkswagen Phaeton

  Van:                    Nissan Quest
  Full-size Van:          Dodge Sprinter

  Pickup:                 Chevrolet SSR
  Large Pickup:           Nissan Titan
  Crossover:              Chevrolet Avalanche

  Impact Award
  Car:                    Acura TL
  SUV/Van:                Cadillac SRX
  Truck:                  Chevrolet SSR
  Luxury:                 KIA Amanti

  Best New Design Award   Chrysler 300C, Dodge Magnum

The Car.com Editors' Choice Award will be presented annually to the best vehicle in each category as chosen by the editorial team of Car.com.

About Car.com

Launched in late 2002 by Stoneage Corporation, Car.com replaced Stoneage.com as the company's automotive consumer portal. In the past 12 months alone, Car.com has helped over 20 million auto shoppers and collected over 3 million car shopping profiles on behalf of its dealer network, resulting in over 1.5 million vehicle sales. The site offers consumers the ability to receive actual price quotes from partnered dealers in their area, research car prices, specifications and reviews, obtain financing for their new or used car purchase and sell their car online. For additional information on Car.com, please visit www.Car.com ; contact our PR Dept. at PR@car.com .