Vince Pornelos / AutoIndustriya.com Team | November 07, 2014 11:12
Last night, Sunshine Television, the company behind TV shows such as Motoring Today and AutoFocus, conducted the awards night of the 2014-15 AutoFocus People's Choice Awards in the Prism building at the SM Mall of Asia complex.
This edition of the AFPCA is different in that it now segregates between standard mass-market vehicles and luxury vehicles. The awards were presented by STV CEO and Motoring Today/AutoFocus Host Mr. Ray Butch Gamboa.
The Toyota Vios continued its dominant form by securing its third successive title as the AFPCA's Automobile of the Year in the standard category. On the other hand the Lexus IS 350 was able to win in the title as the inaugural Luxury Automobile of the Year.
Toyota also saw themselves going up the stage to receive numerous awards in the different car classes and categories with the Vios (Subcompact), the Corolla Altis (Compact), the Camry (Midsize), 86 (Sportscar), Innova (MPV), Hilux (Pick-up), Hiace (Van), Alphard (Luxury Van) and the Fortuner (Midsize SUV).
Lexus likewise secured plenty of awards with the IS 350 (Luxury Compact), ES 350 (Luxury Midsize), LS 460 L (Luxury Large Sedan), RX 350 (Luxury Compact SUV) and the LX 570 (Luxury Large SUV).
Ford likewise won in two categories with the Ford EcoSport (Compact SUV) and the Ford Explorer (Large SUV). The Mini Cooper won in its category (Luxury Subcompact) along with the Porsche 911 (Luxury Sportscar), the BMW X5 (Luxury Midsize SUV), the Subaru XV (Open) and the BMW X1 (Luxury Open).
In the AFPCA Media's Choice category, the notable winners include Mazda with the Mazda6 and Mazda3, the Ford Explorer, the BMW X1 and the X5.
The AFPCA is now on its 10th year and bases their awards on a nationwide public poll to determine the country’s most popular automobile brands and models. The unique selection process involved the incorporation of poll results with unit sales to yield a final overall score for each of over 140 models in the Official Entry List.
Official sales volume data for the AFPCA was furnished by Stradcom Corporation with the consent of, and upon the request by the Land Transportation Office (LTO). The data covered only “Completely built” and “New imported” units that were put in for new registration with the LTO from January-September 2014. “Used imported” and grey market vehicles were excluded.
Below are the complete results from this year's AFPCA:
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2014-2015 AUTO FOCUS PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
AUTOMOBILE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Toyota Vios
LUXURY AUTOMOBILE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lexus IS350
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STANDARD SUBCOMPACT
Winner: Toyota Vios
Runner-up: Honda City
LUXURY SUBCOMPACT
Winner: MINI Cooper
Runner-up: Mercedes-Benz A-Class
STANDARD COMPACT SEDAN
Winner: Toyota Corolla Altis
Runner-up: Honda Civic
LUXURY COMPACT SEDAN
Winner: Lexus IS350
Runner-up: BMW 3-Series
STANDARD MIDSIZE SEDAN
Winner: Toyota Camry
Runner-up: Honda Accord
LUXURY MIDSIZE SEDAN
Winner: Lexus ES350
Runner-up: BMW 5-Series
LUXURY LARGE SEDAN
Winner: Lexus LS460 L
Runner-up: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
SPORTS CAR
Winner: Toyota 86
Runner-up: Ford Mustang
LUXURY SPORTS CAR
Winner: Porsche 911
Runner-up: Mercedes-Benz SLK Class
MPV
Winner: Toyota Innova
Runner-up: Toyota Avanza
PICKUP
Winner: Toyota Hilux
Runner-up: Ford Ranger
STANDARD VAN
Winner: Toyota Hiace
Runner-up: Nissan Urvan
LUXURY VAN
Winner: Toyota Alphard
Runner-up: Honda Odyssey
STANDARD COMPACT SUV
Winner: Ford Ecosport
Runner-up: Subaru Forester
LUXURY COMPACT SUV
Winner: Lexus RX350
Runner-up: BMW X3
STANDARD MIDSIZE SUV
Winner: Toyota Fortuner
Runner-up: Mitsubishi Montero Sport
LUXURY MIDSIZE SUV
Winner: BMW X5
Runner-up: Volkswagen Touareg
STANDARD LARGE SUV
Winner: Ford Explorer
Runner-up: Toyota Prado
LUXURY LARGE SUV
Winner: Lexus LX570
Runner-up: Toyota Land Cruiser 200
STANDARD OPEN
Winner: Subaru XV
Runner-up: Kia Soul
LUXURY OPEN
Winner: BMW X1
Runner-up: Audi Q3
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2014-2015 AUTO FOCUS MEDIA's CHOICE WINNERS
BEST SAFETY FEATURES
1. Luxury Subcompact: Volvo V40
2. MPV: Volkswagen Touran
3. Luxury Van: Honda Odyssey
4. Luxury Compact SUV: Volvo XC60
5. Large SUV: Ford Explorer
6. Luxury Open: BMW X1
BEST VALUE FOR MONEY
1. Midsize Sedan: Mazda6
2. Luxury Large Sedan: Lexus LS460L
3. Large SUV: Ford Explorer
4. Luxury Large SUV: Toyota Land Cruiser 200
5. Luxury Open: BMW X1
BEST ENGINE PERFORMANCE
1. Compact: Mazda3
2. Sports Car: Ford Mustang
3. Luxury Van: Honda Odyssey
4. Luxury Midsize SUV: BMW X5
5. Open: Subaru XV
BEST DESIGN
1. Compact: Mazda3
2. Van: Hyundai Grand Starex
3. Pickup: Ford Ranger
4. Luxury Midsize SUV: BMW X5
5. Luxury Open: BMW X1
