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03-05-2013, 11:46 AM
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The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/golf/) just went on sale in Europe, but it is already off to a promising start. Announced as the Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/) kicked off, the newest Golf was named European Car of the Year (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/european+car+of+the+year/) for 2013 in dominating style over cars like the Subaru BRZ (http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/brz/)/Toyota GT86 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/toyota+gt86/) twins, Volvo V40 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/volvo+v40/), Ford B-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+b-max/) and Mercedes-Benz A-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercedes-benz+a-class/).
According to Automotive News Europe, the MkVII Golf won handily over its rivals with a total of 414 votes. The Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86 received 202 votes finishing in a distant second, while the Volvo V40 (189 votes), Ford B-Max (148 votes) and Mercedes-Benz A-Class (138 votes) round out the top five. The new Golf marks the third Volkswagen (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/) product to receive the prestigious award with previous cars including the MkIII Golf and the most recent iteration of the Polo (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/volkswagen+polo).Continue reading Volkswagen Golf voted 2013 European Car of the Year (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/05/volkswagen-golf-voted-2013-european-car-of-the-year/)
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The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/golf/) just went on sale in Europe, but it is already off to a promising start. Announced as the Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/) kicked off, the newest Golf was named European Car of the Year (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/european+car+of+the+year/) for 2013 in dominating style over cars like the Subaru BRZ (http://www.autoblog.com/subaru/brz/)/Toyota GT86 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/toyota+gt86/) twins, Volvo V40 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/volvo+v40/), Ford B-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+b-max/) and Mercedes-Benz A-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercedes-benz+a-class/).
According to Automotive News Europe, the MkVII Golf won handily over its rivals with a total of 414 votes. The Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86 received 202 votes finishing in a distant second, while the Volvo V40 (189 votes), Ford B-Max (148 votes) and Mercedes-Benz A-Class (138 votes) round out the top five. The new Golf marks the third Volkswagen (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/) product to receive the prestigious award with previous cars including the MkIII Golf and the most recent iteration of the Polo (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/volkswagen+polo).Continue reading Volkswagen Golf voted 2013 European Car of the Year (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/05/volkswagen-golf-voted-2013-european-car-of-the-year/)
Volkswagen Golf voted 2013 European Car of the Year (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/05/volkswagen-golf-voted-2013-european-car-of-the-year/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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