World Car of the Year
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The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) (French: Prix mondial de la Voiture de l’année) is an automobile award selected by a jury of 48 international automotive journalists from 22 countries. Cars considered must be sold in at least five countries on at least two continents prior to January 1 of the year of the award. The contest is a new one, inaugurated in 2005 as a unified award similar to many of the continent- and nation-specific Car of the Year awards already given. Since 2006, awards for performance, green cars, and car design also given.[1]
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[edit] 2007
An initial list of 28 nominees were first narrowed to 10 finalists. On 8 March 2007, the Audi TT, Lexus and MINI were named the top-three finalists for WCOTY. The winner was announced on April 5, 2007 at the New York International Auto Show.
[edit] World Car of the Year
- Lexus LS 460 (winner)
- MINI (finalist)
- Audi TT (finalist)
- Audi Q7
- Citroën C4 Picasso
- Citroën C6
- Fiat Grande Punto
- Fiat Sedici / Suzuki SX4
- Jaguar XK
- Mercedes CL
[edit] World Performance Car
- Audi RS4 (winner)
- BMW 335i (finalist)
- Porsche 911 Turbo (finalist)
- Audi S6
- BMW M / Z4 M Coupe/Roadster
- Ferrari 599 GTB
- Jaguar XKR
- Mazda 3 MPS / Mazdaspeed3
- Porsche 911 GT3
- Renault Clio Renault Sport
[edit] World Green Car
- Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec (winner)
- BMW Hydrogen 7-Series (finalist)
- Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion (finalist)
[edit] World Car Design of the Year
- Audi TT (winner)
- Citroen C4 Picasso (finalist)
- Fiat Grande Punto (finalist)
[edit] 2006
For 2006, in addition to the WCOTY award, the performance, green, and design categories were added; the award was announced April 12 at the New York International Auto Show.
[edit] World Car of the Year
- BMW 3-Series (winner)
- Mazda MX-5 (finalist)
- Porsche Cayman S (finalist)
- Honda Civic and Honda Civic Hybrid
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- Lexus IS
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class
- Suzuki Swift
- Volkswagen Passat
[edit] World Performance Car
- Porsche Cayman S (winner)
- Audi RS4 (finalist)
- BMW M5 (finalist)
[edit] World Green Car
- Honda Civic Hybrid (winner)
- Citroën C1 1.4 Hdi Diesel (finalist)
- Lexus RX 400h/Toyota Harrier Hybrid (finalist)
[edit] World Car Design of the Year
- Citroën C4 (winner)
- BMW 3-Series (finalist)
- Honda Civic / Civic Hybrid European version (finalist)
[edit] 2005
Ten finalists were reduced to three before the winner was selected at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto.
[edit] World Car of the Year
- Audi A6 (winner, 721 points)
- Volvo S40 (719 points)
- Porsche 911 (718 points)
