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Finally the winners of the AutoChic Car of the Year Awards for women have
been announced by www.autochic.com.au, Australia’s leading automotive website
for females. With over 25,000 votes over a six-month period, the girls of
Australia were asked to nominate and recommend their favourite vehicles in each
of five categories most relevant to them, including the Best First Car, the Most
Wanted Car, the Sexiest Girl’s Car, the Best Car for a Girl on a Budget, and the
Best Car for Mums (aka the best yummy-mummy mobile). With women now
buying over 50% of all new cars, and making the final decision in 85% of all new
car purchases, the awards were created to demystify the car-buying decision by
involving women in the industry on their own terms.
Auto Chic’s Managing Director Kathy Hamill commented: “The results reflect a
diversity in tastes and lifestyles, and has resulted in the most comprehensive
guide online as to ‘what women want’ – in a car, at least!” And
The Winners Are...
| Best First Car |
Toyota Corolla |
| Sexiest Girl’s Car |
Jaguar XK Convertible |
| Girl on a Budget |
Toyota Yaris |
| Most Wanted |
Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet |
| Best Yummy Mummy |
Holden Captiva |
| BP Renewables Greenest Car |
Fiat 500 |
| Safest Car |
Renault Megane |
| AutoChic’s Car of Choice |
Kia Rondo |
The Greenest Car for Women Award
BP Renewables was honoured to help choose the 2008 Autochic
Greenest Car award. The decision was based on greenhouse gas emissions,
fuel-economy tests, and other specifications reported by the auto manufacturers
and as a result, BP Renewables is excited to announce that the Fiat 500 is this
year's winner.
The Safest Car for Women Award
The Safest Car for Women
was decided by automotive industry consultant, freelance journalist and features
editor for Wheels magazine, and avid safety advocate, John Cadogan. His choice
for the safest car is the stylish and safe Renault Megane.
According to John, “The Megane has an extremely impressive active and passive
safety package at a sharp price point. It’s a very safe car that won’t break the
bank. Crash-avoidance capability is part of Renault’s DNA and the Megane is
extremely good at protecting you if you do crash.” The Megane has been awarded a
five-star safety rating by EuroNCAP. AutoChic’s Car of Choice
The girls at AutoChic test-drive cars on a regular basis from a
female point of view, and when it came to their car of choice for the year, the
decision was unanimous – the Kia Rondo! “The Rondo is great value for money,
given it’s a seven-seater, and for the price, the Rondo drives like a dream,”
said AutoChic founder Juliet Potter. “This is a car I would consider
buying.” AutoChic was launched by Juliet Potter (formally She Drives) who
created the very first automotive website for women in Australia in 2000.
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