Awards honour NZ's best cars of 2019
Hundreds of people from across the motoring industry came together in Auckland to celebrate the nation’s best vehicles at the AA Driven NZ Car of the Year 2019 awards.
Besides the top honour chosen from among 10 finalists, another 13 gongs were handed out across a range of best-in-class categories, including a people’s choice award that was decided by a public vote.
A panel of nine judges consisting of AA staff and motoring journalists handpicked the winners that were announced at the event at Shed 10 at Queens Wharf, Auckland, on December 10.
AA Driven NZ Car of the Year 2019:
Best-in-class results 2019:
Micro/light: Suzuki Swift Sport (class sponsored by ANZ).
Small/compact car: Ford Focus (BNT).
Medium/large car: Peugeot 508 (Protecta Insurance).
Luxury car: Mercedes-Benz S-Class (ICG).
Sports: Toyota Supra (Castrol).
Small SUV: Volvo XC40 (Experieco).
Medium SUV: Toyota RAV4 (Supercity Towing).
Large SUV: Mazda CX-8 (Jevic).
Luxury SUV: Mercedes-Benz GLE (Bluestar).
Utility: Ford Ranger (Fleetline).
EV/plug-in hybrid: Tesla Model 3 (MTA).
Safest car: Mercedes-Benz CLA (MITO).
People’s choice: Toyota RAV4 (Driven).
