Today, the good folks from Wheels24 have announced the launch of the annual Alternative Car of the Year Awards. Following on last year’s success when more than 48,000 South Africans have voted, the 2009 ACOTY awards have kept the same jock (straight), chop (middle-finger) and frock (gay) categories to choose from. More to it, this year’s winner will walk home with nothing less than R5 000 just by picking their favorite (until December 4th).

Nominees for the 2009 Alternative Car of the Year are:
Jock
Nissan 370Z
Audi Q5
Kia Soul
Toyota Prado
Volkswagen Scirocco
Chop
Nissan GT-R
Subaru Impreza WRX
Volkswagen Golf GTI
Mazda3 MPS
Renault Twingo RS
Frock
Mini Cooper Cabriolet
Alfa Romeo Mito
BMW Z4
Audi A5 Cabriolet
Peugeot 308 CC
Voting starts here