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Lexus, Subaru and Hyundai got 10 out of a possible 25 honors in the recently concluded 5th annual C! Awards at One Esplanade in Pasay City.

Lexus garnered four trophies – Best Premium SUV, Best Premium Luxury Sedan, Best Premium Executive Sedan and Best Premium Sedan - for the LX 570, the LS 460L, the GS 460 and the IS 300, respectively.

Subaru took top honors in the Best Premium Compact Car, Best Five-Seater Compact SUV and Best Mid-Size SUV for the Impreza WRX hatchback, the Forester 2.5 XT and the Tribeca.

Hyundai landed three awards – Best Sport Sedan or Coupe, Best Mini-Compact Car and Best Full Size People Carrier – for the Genesis Coupe 3.8L V6, the i10 and the Grand Starex VGT GLS (12 seater).

Honda, Porsche and Ford each garnered two awards. The Japanese manufacturer won the Best Subcompact Car (for the Jazz 1.5 i-VTEC) and the Best Executive Car (for the Accord 3.5 S-V). Porsche won the Best Cabriolet/GT (for the 911 Targa PDK) and the Best Premium Super SUV (for the Cayenne GTS). Ford bagged the Best Compact Car and the Best Full Size SUV trophies, for the Focus 2.0L TDCi and the Expedition Eddie Bauer EL.

Two speedsters from Germany were awarded, albeit for different categories – Audi’s R8 V8 (Best Sportscar) and BMW’s M3 Coupe DCT (Best Premium Sedan/Sport Coupe). Suzuki’s APV Type II bagged the Best Compact People Carrier category, while Kia’s Carnival EX CRDi LWB nailed the Best Midsize People Carrier award.

Two manufacturers going neck and neck for top overall sales honors – Mitsubishi and Toyota – were also lauded, the former for its Montero Sport 3.0 Di-D 4x4 A/T (Best Seven-Seater Compact SUV), the latter for its Innova 2.5G A/T (Best Multi-Purpose Vehicle). Mercedes Benz’s GLK 280 4MATIC won the Best Premium Compact SUV, while the Nissan Frontier Navara LE 4x4 won the Best Pickup category.

The Ferrari California was lauded as the Best Supercar, and the 430 Scuderia was named C! Magazine’s 2008 Drive of The Year.

Lexus Manila, Inc. president and general manager Danny Isla earned the first Pocholo Ramirez Lifetime Achievement award, for his inspiring dedication to his outstanding work with Toyota beginning at the dealership level rising through the ranks to become one of the most successful men in the industry.

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