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2026 Best Green Innovation – Toyota 6th Generation PHEV Powertrain

The newly developed plug-in hybrid powertrain in the 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV is the winner of this year’s AJAC Best Green Innovation award. Innovation comes in many forms – including in repeated cycles of incremental, meaningful improvement. So it is with Toyota’s 6th Generation PHEV Powertrain, which improves further on its previous technology and performance.

2026 Best Technical Innovation – Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ “Quad Motor” Technology

AJAC’s 2026 Best Technical Innovation award goes to Mercedes-Benz. This year the judges have recognized the Quad-Motor system in the all-electric G 580 with EQ Technology, which makes this famous off-road vehicle even more capable – and reminds us that we are still only beginning to discover what can be achieved with electric power.

2026 AJAC Innovation Award winners announced by Automobile Journalists Association of Canada

The three winners of the 2026 AJAC Innovation Awards, presented by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), were announced today during the opening ceremonies of Elevate, the Vancouver International Auto Show.

Toyota Grand Highlander – 2024 Winner

If the Toyota Highlander wasn’t quite big enough for you, the Grand Highlander could be the vehicle for you. Adding third-row passenger space and cargo capacity, the Grand Highlander provides the space you need to haul people and cargo in comfort. A new hybrid powertrain provides 326 horsepower to make sure power is not a problem in this larger version of Toyota’s biggest crossover. The top three stand out categories for the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander as voted on by CCOTY jurors are: Juror’s Opinion: Jesse Caron had this to say at CAA-Quebec: “The SUV proved safe during a Québec-Montréal …