Kuala Lumpur, 2 November 2009 - The Peugeot 308 was chosen as the winner in the Midsize Sedan/Hatchback category of the recent AUTOCAR Asean Car of the Year Awards 2009.

For the awards, judging was conducted via allocating points for styling, utility, safety, features, build quality, brand image, ride, handling, economy, performance and value for money.

Among the comments from the judging panel was “Choosing the Peugeot 3088 as the winner was a surprisingly easy decision. Combining value with practicality, a lengthy spec sheet and great dynamics, it deservedly won over some very talented cars.”

Other nominees in the category were the Mitsubishi Lancer GT (facelifted), Mazda3 Sport, Hyundai i30, Nissan Sylphy (Impul tuned), Fiat Bravo GT, Honda Civic and Ford Focus.