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It’s been a big year for the automotive industry.

Making their pick for the best new car this year, AutoGuide.com’s team of automotive experts is excited to announce the Ford Focus RS is the recipient of the outlet’s 2017 Car of the Year Award.

Yesterday we eliminated five cars from the 2014 AutoGuide Under $30,000 Performance Car Shootout.

That leaves the final three, which are all completely different takes on affordable fun. Weren’t we surprised when the numbers were tabulated and the top cars included not just all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive rivals, but a hatchback, a sedan and a coupe.

The Scion FR-S is a low-slung, rear-wheel drive sports coupe built without compromises. The Ford Fiesta ST is a sub-compact hatchback jacked on steroids. And finally we have the sensible, all-wheel drive Subaru sedan, that also just so happens to deliver awesome amounts of turbocharged thrust.

This is it, time to crown a victor. Who is your money on?

Subaru is pitting Canadian families against each other in a rally for the chance to win a 2014 Forester.

Kicking off the Detroit Auto Show, the Cadillac ATS was just named the 2013 North American Car of the Year.

Voting is closed for the SEMA Mustang Powered by Women, which will appear late this October in Las Vegas. The project aims to increase awareness about women working in the automotive field by offering up an example of what they can do.