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MPG is pleased to announce the 2016 MPG Award winners. The winners in each category were awarded at the MPG Awards ceremony on December 13th at the Marconi Automotive Museum. [full press release]

2016 Dean Batchelor Award Winner: Preston Lerner
Preston Lerner won top honors this year for his book (with photography by Dave Friedman), Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans. (pictured above, photo by Myles Regan)

MPG President, Jason Fogelson with Jean Jennings / photo by Myles Regan

2016 Lifetime Achievement Award: Jean Jennings [more info]

ARTICLES

Randy Wells, Aaron Gold (head judge – articles), Kelsey Mays and Brian Moody (Autotrader) / photo by Myles Regan

• 2016 Best Feature Article of the Year: Randy Wells
  “Searching for Salt” – Road Scholars Magazine
• 2016 Best News Article of the Year: Kelsey Mays
  “Which New Cars Still Have Takata Airbag Inflators?” – Cars.com
• 2016 Best Vehicle Review of the Year: Doug DeMuro
  “I Drove One of Five TVR Tuscans in the Entire Western Hemisphere” – Autotrader.com

AUDIO

Ed Kim (head judge, audio) with Charlie Vogelheim / photo by Myles Regan

• 2016 Best Audio Program of the Year: Charlie Vogelheim and Shawn Meyers
  “#92: Storied Histories” [click to find podcast on iTunes] – Motor Trend Audio
  

BOOKS

Preston Lerner with Mark Vaughn (book committee judge) / photo by Myles Regan

• 2016 Best Book of the Year: Preston Lerner, with photography by Dave Friedman
  Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans

VIDEOS

Brian Moody (Autotrader), Peter Starr (head judge, video), Sam Mercer / photo by Myles Regan

• 2016 Best Feature Video of the Year: Sam Mercer, Lauren Scott, Iñigo Oleaga, John Stein and Jesse Alexander
  Inside the Archives of Jesse Alexander
• 2016 Best Video Vehicle Review of the Year: Yellow B Films, Jabari Jones
  “2016 Toyota RAV4: 5 Reasons to Buy” – Autotrader.com