Chevrolet C6 Corvette Takes Top Honors among Consumers at Detroit Auto Show According to Yahoo! Autos Survey.Automotive Writers 2004 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. International Auto Show An auto show, or motor show, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is commonly attended by automobile manufacturers. Most auto shows occur once or twice a year. SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2004 The hot new styling on an old classic is proving popular with consumers as the Chevrolet C6 Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and was selected Best New Design at the 2004 North American International Auto Show being held in Detroit this week. Yahoo!(R) Autos (http://autos.yahoo.com), an informative and objective site for people looking to buy, sell or research automobiles, asked the general public to vote for their favorite vehicles at the biggest auto show in the country. More than 2,300 consumers voted in five different categories including Best Concept Car, Best Car to Impress a Date, Best New Design (Production Only), Best Family Car, and Best Looking Hybrid Car hybrid car, hybrid vehicle hybrid n → Hybridfahrzeug nt or -auto nt . Following the trend of the minivan comeback Comeback Australian breed of wool sheep, bred by crossing Merino with Corriedale, Polwarth or Zenith sheep; wool is 21 to 25 microns. It is a registered breed, but the term is more commonly used in the sense of a type of sheep produced by crossbreeding a crossbred Merino back to Merino. , the Dodge Caravan Not to be confused with the Nissan Caravan. The Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan are minivans manufactured by the Chrysler Group (DaimlerChrysler from 1998). was voted Best Family Car, while consumers selected the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti (skal-yeti) is a Gran Turismo car produced by Ferrari since 2004. It is a large two door fastback coupe with a 2+2 seating arrangement. The 612 Scaglietti was designed to replace the smaller Ferrari 456M. as the Best Car to Impress a Date. The Lexus brand's first foray into Verb 1. foray into - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" raid encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my the hybrid segment looks promising, as consumers chose its RX 330 as the Best Looking Hybrid Car. Other category winners and runners-up include:
Best Concept Car:
Winner: Dodge Slingshot
Runner-Up: Jeep Rescue
Best Family Car:
Winner: Dodge Caravan
Runner-Up: Volvo V50 Wagon
Best Car to Impress a Date:
Winner: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
Runner-Up: BMW 645i Coupe
Best New Design (Production Only):
Winner: Chevrolet C6 Corvette
Runner-Up: Chevrolet Cobalt
Best Looking Hybrid Car:
Winner: Lexus RX 330 (400h)
Runner-Up: Honda Civic
On Saturday, January 10 and Sunday, January 11, 2004, Yahoo! Autos distributed special "Rate-It" cards to auto show attendees at several People Mover people mover n. A means of mass transit, such as a moving sidewalk or a monorail, used to transport people, usually along a fixed route. people mover Noun Brit, Austral & NZ same as stations en route to the Cobo Center. A total of 2,309 consumers submitted completed cards. About Yahoo! Autos Yahoo! Autos (http://autos.yahoo.com) is an informative and objective automotive site for people looking to buy, sell or research automobiles. Offering a complete set of tools and services for new car shoppers, Yahoo! Autos helps consumers with every step of the car buying process. New car shoppers can read consumer and expert reviews, get car quotes from local dealers, research models and pricing, compare features, and get access to content from Consumer Reports, Consumer Guide, NewCarTestDrive.com and Kelley Blue Book -- all in one location. Yahoo! Autos offers used cars buyers over 1 million used car listings with detailed descriptions and multiple photos; and provides a platform for used cars sellers to post listings easily and sell cars quickly -- all in a very cost-effective manner. Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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