Australia’s motoring clubs have declared the best cars on sale for 2019.
The Royal Automobile Clubs of Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, South and Western Australia have crowned the Kia Seltos, Toyota Supra and Hyundai I30 N Performance winners in their respective categories.
The Kia Seltos Sport has taken the Best Small SUV under $40,000 category beating Hyundai Kona Go and the new Venue Active, and in the micros car segment, the Picanto S finished a clear winner ahead of Mazda2 Maxx and the Rio.
The Toyota Supra GTS beated the VW Golf R and duel-third placers Kia Stinger GT and Audi S3 Sportback in the sports car $62,000-$125,000 category.
The Hilux won the best 4×4 dual-cab title, ahead of Ford Ranger XLT and Mitsubishi Triton GLS.
The RACV says “a comprehensive scoring system narrowed the field to three or four finalists in each of the 13 classes, ready for a final back-to-back comparison”.\
Testing week was held at the Australian Automotive Research Centre near Anglesea, which has a range of tracks, testing circuits and off-road courses, which helped the judges assess such aspects as performance, handling, cabin noise, vibrations and ride quality.
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