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Built for 800,000 Miles: Inside Helderburg’s Extreme Defender Reconstruction

Helderburg, a premium builder of classic Land Rover Defenders, introduces Lazare, a one-of-one five-door Defender 110 that showcases the brand’s commitment to heritage craftsmanship combined with proprietary modern engineering. Built on a classic Defender chas...

Dec 15, 2025L'Automobile

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Built for 800,000 Miles: Inside Helderburg’s Extreme Defender Reconstruction

Helderburg, a premium builder of classic Land Rover Def...

Dec 15, 2025

Built for 800,000 Miles: Inside Helderburg’s Extreme Defender Reconstruction

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The 12 Choices of AJAC

Éric Descarries 27 January 2025 Hits: 619

If you refer back to the previous issue of this publication, you will find an article explaining how members of AJAC (Automobile Journalists Association of Canada) evaluate new cars and trucks competing for the title of Car or Utility Vehicle of the Year.

Following this initial assessment, the selected jury members voted for the most significant vehicles in their respective categories: Best New Car, Best New Electric Car, Best New Utility Vehicle, or Best New Electric Utility Vehicle, based on the entries submitted by manufacturers for this annual competition.

For this second stage, AJAC chose the Montreal Auto Show not only to unveil the twelve finalists (three per category) but also to showcase them to the public! The winners will be announced at the Toronto Auto Show in February.

Car of the Year

Toyota Camry
Honda Civic
Acura Integra Type S

Utility Vehicle of the Year

Hyundai Santa Fe
Mazda CX-70
Toyota Land Cruiser

Electric Car of the Year

BMW i4
Fiat 500e
Lucid Air

Electric Utility Vehicle of the Year

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
Kia EV9
Mazda CX-70 hybride enfichable

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