Congratulations to the following individuals who have been selected as finalists for the MPG Best of the Year Awards. The winners of each category below will be eligible for the Dean Batchelor Award and a $500 grand prize.
ARTICLES
Feature Articles
Dan Proudfoot
“Ludwig The Loud”
Porsche Panorama
Larry P. Vellequette and Luca Ciferri
“The Coming Squeeze”
Automotive News
Gary Witzenburg
“From Indy to ‘Zora’”
Corvette Magazine
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News Articles
Hans Greimel
“Confessions of a Price Fixer”
Automotive News
Mark Harris
“Documents confirm Apple is building self-driving car”
The Guardian
Kelsey Mays
“The 2015 American-Made Index”
Cars.com
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Vehicle Reviews
Dexter Ford
“A New Species of Battery-Driven BMWs”
The New York Times
Pete Stout
“Ultra RS”
Porsche Panorama
Basem Wasef
“Review: The Ferocious New Corvette Z06 is an $80K Ferrari-Killer”
Wired
AUDIO
Adam Carolla (Host), Matt D’Andria (Co-Host/Producer), Chris Laxamana (Producer)
“#725: Rutledge Wood”
CarCast with Adam Carolla
Jeff Glucker, Chris Hayes
“#115: A History of Hot Rodding with Gale Banks”
Hooniverse Podcast
Charlie Vogelheim and Shawn Meyers
“#35: The Best and Worst ‘Cars and Coffee’ Ever”
Motor Trend Audio
BOOKS
Tyler Alexander
A Life and Times with McLaren
David Bull Publishing
Pete Lyons
Riverside International Raceway: A Photographic Tour of the Historic Track, Its Legendary Races, and Unforgettable Drivers
Spry Publishing
Sam Posey
Where the Writer Meets the Road
David Bull Publishing
VIDEO
Feature Video
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Sontalia, Mollette
“2015 Volkswagen e-Golf Test Drive Video Review”
Autobytel.com
“2016 Chevy Corvette Z06 Review”
KBB.com
BOB D’OLIVO AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Clint Davis
“à la Carte”
Porsche Panorama
Dale Kistemaker
“24+30”
Porsche Panorama
Camden Thrasher
“Backstory”
Porsche Panorama
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Doug Stokes
The MPG Awards Ceremony will be held at the Petersen Automotive Museum on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm.