Motor Trend debates 2013 Car of The Year, winner coming Monday

So just how do the automobile magazines select their Car of the Year awards. Pointing at the cars blindfolded. Divining rod. Tossing lawn darts. No, it's a little more complicated than that.

To shed light on how Motor Trend selects its COTY, Jessi Lang gives us a glimpse into the process, describing it as "carefully organized madness."

It begins with the Motor Trend staff hammering it out over minutiae, like a windshield wiper. Next, they get down to the fun part; wringing the candidates out on the track, followed by open-road testing.



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