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The evaluation process for the Canadian Car of the Year Awards
(CCOTY) is based on "real-world" back-to-back testing so that the
results have relevance for consumers.
In other words, the rigorous testing program includes "real world"
driving on public roads – exactly where consumers drive - so that the
test, and vote, results are relevant to potential car and truck buyers.
Every member of a test team compares each vehicle in its class,
back-to-back, on the same roads, under the same conditions to ensure
objective evaluation.
Team members use a detailed rating form, comprising 21 separate
evaluation parameters that include acceleration, braking, vehicle
dynamics, maneuverability, even off-road capability, where applicable.
Each parameter is rated using a prescribed 0 – 10 rating scale.
Every detail, from safety features to cargo capacity, is thoroughly
scrutinized, discussed, and individually rated by secret ballot.
Those ballots are then tabulated by the international accounting firm
KPMG. The results are kept confidential -- even from AJAC -- until the
awards press conferences wherein the category and overall winners are
announced.
