There's a big misconception out there that the competition directly compares incomparable cars; in reality we're actually looking for a car that raises the excellence bar in its own class and context. When putting the Corolla through its paces at Gerotek, we're not comparing its abilities to those of the BMW M4, but rather to the Toyota's own key rivals that we would have been exposed to previously.
Sure, there will always be arguments about the finalists, as voted for by full members of the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists and validated by a special committee, and the eventual winner, as voted for the jury. But in the end it's a democratic and transparent process and each jury member's votes and 100-word motivation will be made public after the announcement.
