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Australia’s most thorough, independent, consumer-oriented new car awards program, Australia’s Best Cars, has announced the finalists in the 2008 national awards. Australia’s Best Cars, which is a program of the Australian Automobile Association and Constituent motoring clubs, will announce the winners on Wednesday 3 December. The Best Cars awards assess more than 280 vehicles throughout the year and have shortlisted 36 finalists across 12 categories, which are then extensively road tested during an intensive week of assessment by motoring club judges, before the winning vehicles in each category are decided. The finalists and the 12 categories are included in the attached list. Australia’s Best Cars is in its ninth year and, reflecting the consumer focus provided through the AAA and motoring clubs, judges the Best Cars’ finalists on the following three criteria – value for money, design and on-road performance. ABC Judge and RAA Technical Manager, Mark Borlace, said today’s new car buyers had a range of considerations they were taking into account when planning their purchase and the awards aimed to reflect those considerations. “More than ever, people look to be scrutinising a range of issues when contemplating their new car purchase and the Best Cars program is the only judging system that looks at a number of factors which people take into account,” Mr Borlace said. “People want good, reliable information to use in making their choice, and Best Cars gives them the ability to make informed purchasing decisions against a number of criteria,” he said. “The judges, who represent all of Australia’s motoring clubs, have had a tough job settling on the top three category finalists this year, as there are a lot of good cars on the Australian market.”
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