Pacifica, Giulia take top Texas honorsby Bill Cawthon on May 9, 2017 at 9:01 am EDT The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio was named the 2017 Car of Texas by the Texas Auto Writers Association. The results, based on voting by TAWA’s active journalist members, were announced Monday in Austin at the group’s Spring Auto Roundup. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Platinum gained three titles: Family Car of Texas, Green Car of Texas, and Minivan of Texas. The Pacifica’s powertrain claimed the top spot in the Best Features category. Jeep came out of the Spring Roundup with awards for the new Compass Latitude/Trailhawk (Activity Vehicle of Texas) and the Grand Cherokee SRT (Performance Utility of Texas). FCA led the Performance Sedan class, with the Alfa taking first place and the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat as runner-up. All told, FCA came away with eight awards, the most of any automaker This year’s Spring Roundup took place at the Circuit of the Americas racetrack, a new venue for the event. Share me!RedditFacebookTwitterMorePrintTumblrLinkedInGoogle