Oman Auto Excellence Awards 2016 Winners announced
In its inaugural year, the Auto Excellence Awards 2016 has been proclaimed to be the only audited automotive awards in the country, and quite possibly the region. Organised by and held at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, the awards ceremony saw dealer representatives for all the major automotive brands in Oman gather to see if they won. But two weeks before that, the judges had a go at all the nominated cars — close to 80 in total — over just 2 days of hectic testing at the Oman Automobile Association’s Muscat Raceway compound, and while I was one of the judges, the winners were the average of scores from five judges.
Best Small Sedan: Honda City
Best Compact Sedan: Honda Civic
Best Mid-Size Sedan: Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Best Large Sedan: Maserati Ghibli
Best Luxury Sedan: BMW 7-Series
Best Crossover: Mercedes-Benz GLA
Best Mid-Size SUV: Ford Explorer
Best Luxury SUV: Volvo XC90
Best Performance SUV: Maserati Levante
Best Small Hatchback: Hyundai Veloster
Best Premium Hatchback: Mercedes-Benz A–Class
Best Sports Coupe: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe
Best Premium Sports Coupe: Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe
Best Premium Luxury Convertible: Ferrari California T
Best Supercar: Ferrari 488 GTB
Best Hybrid Car: Toyota Prius
Most Popular Car Brand in Oman: Nissan (by public vote)
Comments
Hamad
Although i am a fan of the Maserati brand, i can figure out why the best performance SUV voted was the Levante. What about the german rivals Cayenne, X5 M, and the Mercs?
Asem
“Best Crossover: Mercedes-Benz GLA”
Is that for real !
Faisal
Why is the Maserati Ghibli in the “large” category. Isn’t it the same size as the Mercedes C-class….
Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
I stayed out of the nominations process.
Mudhasir
Somethings not right…….i mean nothings right