The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray took to honors, along with the Mazda3,at the Motor Press Guild's Innovation Vehicle of the Year Awards.
The new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and the 2013 Mazda3 walked away with top honors from the Los Angeles-based Motor Press Guild as the two winners of the organization’s Innovation Vehicle of the Year Award.
The Mazda3 walked off with award in the under $29,000 class while the Corvette Stingray took the accolade for the $29,000 and over category. It was the second year in a row a General Motors product won an award from MPG. The Cadillac ATS was named MPG’s first car of the year in 2012.
The awards were decided by MPG’s journalist and analyst membership, which determined the winners by evaluating each car on innovation, technology, engineering, safety, environmental impact, price, affordability and value.
As the winner in the under $29,000 category, the Mazda3 was recognized for affordable safety innovations, a refined, compact design, sporty vehicle dynamics and innovative high-compression, high-efficiency four-cylinder gasoline and turbo diesel engines, according to MPG.
“The 2014 Mazda3 is the compact car with a difference, and that difference is SkyActiv technology,” said John Dinkel, IVY Committee Chairman. “This umbrella of advanced technologies focuses on increasing overall vehicle efficiency, through lightweight materials and improved design, while increasing responsiveness. SkyActiv takes us down a path of a future of highly efficient yet fun-to-drive affordable cars, making the Mazda3 a worthy recipient of the IVY award.”
The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray’s use of lightweight, high-tech materials, its remarkable fuel economy for a small-block V8 engine and invigorating design set it apart from other impressive vehicles in the $29,000 and over class.
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“The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette is an innovation and technology tour de force, resulting in a world class sports car with an unmatched combination of performance and value,” said Dinkel. “The car is race track developed, tuned and tested, yet it is as comfortable, refined and mild-mannered on the street as a Chevy Impala…until you mash down on the loud pedal. Finding this much technology and refinement in a sports car costing just over $50,000 is mind boggling.”
“On behalf of all MPG members, I’d like to congratulate Mazda and Chevrolet on their IVY awards,” said MPG President Aaron Gold.
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“We had an incredible group of contenders, but both MPG’s IVY panel of experts, which included John Dinkel, BJ Killeen, Rex Parker, Mark Rechtin, Greg Whale, Patrick Hong, and Nate Schroeder and our journalist and analyst members, agreed that these vehicles represent the year’s best in innovation.”