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Automotive articles 21 [501]Ajac Awards Declare quot;best Newquot; Vehicles for 2008 Yesterday, at a press conference of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) held at the Toronto Congress Center at the countrys capital, twelve vehicles from twelve “Car of the Year” categories were awarded as “Best New” for 2008. Giving recognition to the vehicles is the AJACs means of giving Canadians honest comparative information about new vehicles debuting in the countrys auto market. To stand for this cause, the organization made the information about each vehicle that made it on the list in their website ready for consumer access. To come up with the vehicles data, AJAC conducted a series of evaluation for the 177 new vehicles which initially made it as entries. The four day vehicle tests were held last October 29-November 2, 2007 at the Niagara-on-the-lake in Ontario. This yearly vehicle assessment had been famed in the global auto industry as the “TestFest”. For the data to be reliable reflecting real life consumer driving experiences, the TestFests evaluation program includes the typical driving at public roads. At the site, 70 Journalists get to pick their bet by means of driving the cars back to back themselves on the same roads, day and under the same weather conditions to avoid bias. Seventeen evaluation parameters are used that basically include driver position and ergonomics, engine smoothness, steering, handling, visibility and styling both in the exterior and interior of the vehicle. With these filtering program doing like the Acura CL air filter, winning vehicles are really the best in their kind. 2008 CCOTY Co-chairman Paul Williams commented, In my opinion, the AJAC Canadian Car of the Year awards are founded on the most objective, informed and thorough evaluation process youll find. The evaluations are based on back-to-back testing in real-world situations. Theyre a uniquely Canadian resource for people looking to buy a n