Biggest surprise of the year
Nominations in this category were: James running, Jeremy getting a pie in the face, the Nissan Murano, which, despite looking terrible, is simply great, and the Honda Civic, which is for the first time ever, cool. The winner though, was none of the above. Instead the judges went for the Audi RS4, which is, quite simply, brilliant.
Ugliest car of the year
This category was very simple - a car should be a thing of beauty. All of the companies here forgot that, and built a car that would turn the pope to drink. Nominees were: the Ssangyong Kyron, the Ssangyong Rodius and the Ssangyong Musso. The winner, this year, in a surprise decision from the judges, was the BMW 3 series - the world's most tedious-looking vehicle.
Best car
Always a hard category to judge, but this year it was easy. The Bugatti Veyron simply can't be beaten. Even by the likes of the Ferrari F430 and the BMW M5. The only downside is that most humans will never get to drive it.
Best engine noise
The Ferrari F430 and Mercedes CLS55 are both contenders in this category, both sound like you think a really good car should sound, but neither can beat the sheer bellow of the Aston Martin V8. Which is really on another level. Brrrrrooommmmm.
Gas guzzler of the year
The nominees in this category are: The Range Rover sport (8mpg), the Bugatti Veyron (4mpg if you're frugal) and Hemel Hempstead (0mpg). But the winner is the Ford GT, which drinks more fuel than anything else on the planet.
Coolest car
This was where it all went slightly wrong. There was considerable debate about which was the coolest car. Was it the Porsche 911 or the Aston V8 Vantage? Jeremy refused to accept it was the Porsche, and Hamster gnawed through the results when Jeremy declared the Aston the winner. Let's just agree that they are both cool as a cucumber and leave it at that...
