As a reader, I’m sure you’re pretty accustomed to a car model winning an award, in fact there are so many awards these days that the word award has lost its impact. But not quite, not when the award is presented by Playboy Magazine – it has to mean something a whole lot more than just “Car of the Year”.
Playboy judges its entries based on a lot more than just horsepower, fuel consumption and price. It doesn’t matter how fast or green or how laden with technology the car is, for Playboy what matters is how cool the car is and whether or not you get all the envious stares when you arrive at a VIP event. And for 2010, the Playboy Car Of The Year is the Porsche Panamera.
It’s quite a logical choice actually, Porsche’s are fast, cool, expensive and chics – or “Bunnies” for the purpose of this award – love them. Now imagine a Porsche with all the usual characters plus four-doors and enough room to carry four “Bunnies” instead of just one. Now imagine that you were Hugh Heffner with all those bunnies constantly surrounding you, doesn’t the Panamera make more sense than a Carrera?
Playboy also gave out eight other awards that are listen below:
PLAYBOY’S 2010 CAR OF THE YEAR: Porsche Panamera Turbo
Germany’s top sports car maker delivers its first sedan packed with innovation and sophistication
BEST CONVERTIBLE: Ferrari California
This new iteration of the sleek Italian classic sports several Ferrari firsts, such as a retractable hardtop, a front-engine V8 with direct injection, and a launch-control system that zooms you from zero to 60 in under four seconds
BEST HORSEPOWER VALUE: Nissan Nismo 370Z
A performance bargain, this is the best Z yet with a beautiful shape, punchy throttle and low price
BEST BANG FOR YOU BUCK: Mazdaspeed3
With plenty of power and a price tag below $26K (fully loaded), this car rips up turns and delivers on the acceleration front
BEST DIESEL CAR: Audi A3 TDI
The poster child for clean diesel, this surprisingly roomy hatchback exhibits eye-pleasing packaging and phenomenal MPG
BEST REBORN BEAUTY: Ford Taurus SHO
Brawny good looks, all wheel drive and a torrid 365 bhp V6 with EcoBoost put a great new face on a proven winner
BEST CROSSOVER: BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo
With roomy backseats and a clever two-piece tailgate that can function as either a hatchback or a trunk, this GT is a fast, go-anywhere, all-purpose utility vehicle
BEST MEAN AND GREEN: Ford Fusion Hybrid
Playboy’s Green Car of the Year is the most fuel-efficient midsize sedan available
BEST SPORTS SEDAN: Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG
With a Race Start launch-setting button, V8 engine and optional Night View Assist Plus, this car is meant for the
fast lane
I’m not entirely sure if Porsche will be proud of such an award but it’s hard to ignore such an award.
