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| Last year's winner was the VW Golf |
Later this evening at a grand function in St
Andrews, the former ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, 15 of Scotland’s top
motoring writers (plus one other!) will congregate at the annual ‘Scottish Car
of The Year’ awards.
Representatives from most of the world’s car manufacturing
companies will also be in attendance to find out which car has won this coveted
title. Coveted? Unlike many other ‘car award’ competitions, the Scottish one is
not tied to any single publication. The journalists represent an impressive cross-section
of the nation’s print, broadcast and social media platforms.
In other words, this is a truly ‘national’ award, and all
the more desirable for that.
Over the past few weeks, members of the Association of
Scottish Motoring Writers have been assessing the merits of this year’s new automotive
releases and endeavouring to select a winner in each class from which the
overall ‘Scottish Car of The Year’ will be determined.
This is no easy task as the manufacturers keep coming up
with new categories of car, from City Cars to SUVS, from Crossovers to Luxury
saloons. It’s hard enough selecting a winner from amongst its rivals in each
class, but the hardest task is selecting an overall winner from such a disparate
group of category finalists.
Last year, the Volkswagen Golf was the ultimate winner.
Oddly enough, it was the first time that a Volkswagen had won the overall
title!
As for this year’s title winner? You’ll have to wait till
the hangover is bearable, with the body and mind once again working together in
perfect harmony. That’ll be Sunday then, or maybe Monday!
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