Peoples Choice Awards 2013 Goes Too Fiesta !!

csv8 · 25-11-2013, 02:34 PM

2013 carsales.com.au People’s Choice Award winners:

Overall Winner 2013 – Ford Fiesta

First Car – Suzuki Swift
City Car – Ford Fiesta
Family Car Under $30K – Ford Focus
Family Car Over $30K – Holden VF Commodore Sportwagon

SUV Under $50K – Jeep Grand Cherokee
SUV Over $50K – Land Rover Range Rover
Performance Car Under $100K – Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ
Performance Car Over $100K – Nissan GT-R
Prestige Car Under $100K – Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Prestige Car Over $100K – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

Off-road 4x4 – Land Rover Discovery 4
Tradie Vehicle – Ford Ranger
Green Car – Toyota Camry Hybrid

Ford’s Fiesta has been named the overall winner of the carsales.com.au People's Choice Awards for 2013.

The Thai-built light car polled the most votes across the finalists in 13 categories to take out the overall top spot. In addition, Ford’s smallest model was voted the City Car category winner.

The Fiesta was one of three winners for Ford, which topped the manufacturer tally in this year’s poll. Fiesta’s top place was backed up by wins in the Family Car Under $30K category by the Ford Focus, and the Ford Ranger took top place in the Tradie category.
http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2013...eg_4=SCDD;TWFD

stevz · 25-11-2013, 02:38 PM

What's with the facepalm for the VF?

And since when is a Toyota 86 a performance car?

**Polyal** · 25-11-2013, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by stevz

And since when is a Toyota 86 a performance car?

Can we not flood a good thread with bogan remarks?

Well done Ford, a good showing, now FFS market the bejesus out of the results.

csv8 · 25-11-2013, 02:53 PM

stevz.. facepalm ? cann't say "wtf" we all hate the dunnydore!!!
Polyal..I said the same thing on Fords FB page...
Need some proper ads..not ones that just show one feature of the car. also applies to KUGA.!!

stevz · 25-11-2013, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

Can we not flood a good thread with bogan remarks?

Well done Ford, a good showing, now FFS market the bejesus out of the results.

Bogan remark?

86 is just a modern day Celica - A hairdresser's car with a wheezy 4 cylinder engine, all looks and not much else.
The list of true performance cars under $100k that would wipe the floor with it is endless.

**GasoLane** · 25-11-2013, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by stevz

86 is just a modern day Celica - A hairdresser's car

'Hairdressers car' ?

In much the same way that this is a 'Hairdressers Boat' ?

**DJM83** · 25-11-2013, 04:15 PM

Good result for Ford thats for sure.
I like the 86, but i think i could something a little better than that for 100k, but each to their own.

csv8 · 25-11-2013, 05:17 PM

This coming from BMW/Toyota and its way past $100k!!\
http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2013...seg_4=Outbrain

99AUXR · 25-11-2013, 06:27 PM

Like the 86 and does have some serious track prowess. Wiping a the floor with porsche boxster

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Originally Posted by csv8

This coming from BMW/Toyota and its way past $100k!!\
http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2013...seg_4=Outbrain

Every thing I liked about the LFA died with that article

GTP534 · 25-11-2013, 07:13 PM

That's a good slap in the face to Paul Gover in Cars Guide. I was just taking a look through the newspaper supplement and he gave his 10 or 12 best choices. There wasn't one Ford. Sorry to be vague but I did just glance over it.

GASWAGON · 25-11-2013, 07:29 PM

Wait till the 1.0 litre, 3 cylinder EcoBoost gets here......then heads will really be spinning!

**Polyal** · 25-11-2013, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevz

Bogan remark?

86 is just a modern day Celica - A hairdresser's car with a wheezy 4 cylinder engine, all looks and not much else.
The list of true performance cars under $100k that would wipe the floor with it is endless.

And whats wrong with a RWD Celica?

There is no such thing as a "true" performance car, it all comes down to the criteria that you want to use. 0-100 is only one factor, no doubt price was considered in the "peoples" performance car, not Top Gears performance car.

This constant bagging of four pots, and the reverse in terms of Falcons being "barges", is becoming tiring and a tad boring.

stevz · 25-11-2013, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polyal

And whats wrong with a RWD Celica?

There is no such thing as a "true" performance car, it all comes down to the criteria that you want to use. 0-100 is only one factor, no doubt price was considered in the "peoples" performance car, not Top Gears performance car.

This constant bagging of four pots, and the reverse in terms of Falcons being "barges", is becoming tiring and a tad boring.

The point I was trying to make is that the 86 is a mediocre vehicle compared to the myriad of cars you have to choose from in the $100k bracket.
Perhaps it would have been more realistic if they judged it best performance car under $40k?

Wretched · 25-11-2013, 09:50 PM

seems like a fair list of winners..congrats to Ford, two well deserved awards.

really only two on that list I would question, the 86 and the GTR.
Personally I would have thought the M135i or the A45 would have taken out the <100k and over 100k I would have thought the Cayman or GT3.

In saying that the GTR and 86 are brilliant cars and do deserve the award too.
The people that judge it have more experience in any of these cars than I do.

1TUFFUTE · 25-11-2013, 09:59 PM

Gt86- best performance car.....

. How about sports car...then I'd believe it. Performance IS NOT a gt86 strong point.

Bulletime · 25-11-2013, 10:17 PM

Given its "peoples choice" I'm thinking just that all the 86 owners voted and since there's a lot of them that's what has made it a "popular" winner, not actually winning on all round performance merit, but simply representing a very large and current market.

Soo many better performance cars under 100k, really should be in an under 40k category tbh

stevz · 25-11-2013, 10:22 PM

Who in their right mind would go out and buy an 86 if they had $100k to spend?
What a joke!

Nikked · 26-11-2013, 07:25 AM

So the 86 should in peoples choice...

But the fiesta should?

Its about what people like/want...

**Polyal** · 26-11-2013, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikked

So the 86 should in peoples choice...

But the fiesta should?

Its about what people like/want...

Oh come on you didnt put a logic disclaimer in. So many stereotypes get confirmed with topics like this.

Im still not understanding how an 86 isnt classed as a performance car, oh imagine if it had a Ford badge on it and it was called a Capri....

stevz · 26-11-2013, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polyal

Oh come on you didnt put a logic disclaimer in. So many stereotypes get confirmed with topics like this.

Im still not understanding how an 86 isnt classed as a performance car, oh imagine if it had a Ford badge on it and it was called a Capri....

A performance car is meant to be fast and powerful, which the 86 is neither. What's the point of having handling when it has as much power as a Camry?

Windsor220 · 26-11-2013, 10:07 AM

Its peoples choice. The 86 is the new kid on the block so was bound to get a lot of votes. Its a good car for the price but its really just a hot hatch in RWD coupe form. They should have changed the category to under 50k performance.

**PepeLePew** · 26-11-2013, 10:57 AM

Peoples choice always going to be something that doesn't necessarily make sense to the enthusiast. How about we focus on the wins for Ford here and not worry about making sense of something that we don't expect to make sense in the first place?

Three vehicles there.....good to see some enthusiasm for the Ford product. I've always wondered why Fiesta doesn't stand out more, I see TONS of the new ones around my area.