World Car of the Year
The World Car Awards (WCOTY) is an automobile Car of the Year award selected by a jury of 82 international automotive journalists from 24 countries. Cars considered must be sold in at least five countries, on at least two continents prior to 1 January of the year of the award. The contest was inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in January 2004.[citation needed]
This was as a unified award, similar to many of the continent, and nation specific Car of the Year awards already given.[1] Since 2006, awards for performance, green cars, and car design have also been given.[2] In April 2013, an award for luxury design was inaugurated.[citation needed]
History[]
Volkswagen Golf VII is the 2013 World Car of the Year
Porsche Boxster is the 2013 World Performance Car
- 2005
- Ten finalists were reduced to three, before the winner was selected at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. The Audi A6, Porsche 911, and Volvo S40/V50 were the top three finalists.[citation needed]
- 2006
- For 2006, in addition to the WCOTY award, the performance, green, and design categories were added; the award was announced at the New York International Auto Show. The BMW 3 Series, Mazda MX-5, and Porsche Cayman were the top three finalists.[citation needed]
- 2007
- The Lexus LS, MINI, and Audi TT were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2008
- The Mazda2 / Demio, Ford Mondeo, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2009
- The Volkswagen Golf, and Toyota iQ were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2010
- The Volkswagen Polo, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and Audi A5 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2011
- The Nissan Leaf, Audi A8, and BMW 5 Series were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2012
- The Volkswagen up!, BMW 3 Series, and Porsche 911 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2013
- The Volkswagen Golf, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Porsche Boxster and Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT-86 were the top four finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2014
- The Audi A3, Mazda3 and BMW 4 Series were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2015
- The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Volkswagen Passat and Ford Mustang were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2016
- The Mazda MX-5, Mercedes-Benz GLC and Audi A4 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2017
- The Jaguar F-Pace, Volkswagen Tiguan and Audi Q5 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2018
- The Volvo XC60, Range Rover Velar and Mazda CX-5 were the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
- 2019
- The Audi e-tron, Jaguar I-Pace and Volvo S60/V60 are the top three finalists. The winner was announced at the New York International Auto Show.[citation needed]
Results[]
Winners[]
| Year | World Car of the Year | World Performance Car | World Green Car | World Car Design of the Year | World Luxury Car | World Urban Car |
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| 2005 | Audi A6 | |||||
| 2006 | BMW 3 Series | Porsche Cayman S | Honda Civic Hybrid | Citroën C4 | ||
| 2007 | Lexus LS 460 | Audi RS4 | Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec | Audi TT | ||
| 2008 | Mazda2 / Demio | Audi R8 | BMW 118d with Efficient Dynamics | Audi R8 | ||
| 2009 | Volkswagen Golf Mk6 | Nissan GT-R | Honda FCX Clarity | Fiat Nuova 500 | ||
| 2010 | Volkswagen Polo | Audi R8 V10 | Volkswagen BlueMotion | Chevrolet Camaro | ||
| 2011 | Nissan Leaf | Ferrari 458 Italia | Chevrolet Volt | Aston Martin Rapide | ||
| 2012 | Volkswagen up! | Porsche 991 | Mercedes-Benz S250 BlueEfficiency | Range Rover Evoque | ||
| 2013 | Volkswagen Golf Mk7 | Porsche Boxster / Cayman | Tesla Model S | Jaguar F-Type | ||
| 2014 | Audi A3 | Porsche 911 GT3 | BMW i3 | BMW i3[3] | Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222) | |
| 2015 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205) | Mercedes-AMG GT | BMW i8 | Citroën C4 Cactus[4] | Mercedes-Benz S-Class (C217) | |
| 2016 | Mazda MX-5 | Audi R8 Coupe | Toyota Mirai | Mazda MX-5 | BMW 7 Series | |
| 2017 | Jaguar F-Pace | Porsche Boxster Cayman | Toyota Prius Prime | Jaguar F-Pace | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | BMW i3 |
| 2018 | Volvo XC60 | BMW M5 | Nissan LEAF | Range Rover Velar | Audi A8 | Volkswagen Polo |
| 2019 | Jaguar I-Pace | McLaren 720S | Jaguar I-Pace | Jaguar I-Pace | Audi A7 | Suzuki Jimny |
| 2020 | Kia Telluride | Porsche Taycan | Mazda3 | Porsche Taycan | Kia Soul EV | |
| 2021 | Volkswagen ID.4 | Porsche 911 Turbo | Land Rover Defender | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | Honda e |
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Total wins by makers[]
| Marque | Total Wins | World Car of the Year | World Performance Car | World Green Car | World Car Design of the Year | World Luxury Car | World Urban Car |
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| Audi | 10 | 2 (2005, 2014) | 4 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2016) | 2 (2007, 2008) | 2 (2018, 2019) | ||
| BMW | 8 | 1 (2006) | 1 (2018) | 3 (2008, 2014, 2015) | 1 (2014) | 1 (2016) | 1 (2017) |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1 (2015) | 1 (2015) | 2 (2007, 2012) | 4 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2021) | |||
| Porsche | 7 (2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2021) | 1 (2020) | |||||
| Volkswagen | 7 | 5 (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2021) | 1 (2010) | 1 (2018) | |||
| Jaguar | 6 | 2 (2017, 2019) | 1 (2019) | 3 (2013, 2017, 2019) | |||
| Mazda | 4 | 2 (2008, 2016) | 2 (2016, 2020) | ||||
| Nissan | 3 | 1 (2011) | 1 (2009) | 1 (2018) | |||
| Toyota/Lexus | 1 (2007) | 2 (2016, 2017) | |||||
| Range Rover | 3 (2012, 2018, 2021) | ||||||
| Honda | 2 (2006, 2009) | 1 (2021) | |||||
| Kia | 2 | 1 (2020) | 1 (2020) | ||||
| Chevrolet | 1 (2011) | 1 (2010) | |||||
| Citroën | 2 (2006, 2015) | ||||||
| Volvo | 1 | 1 (2018) | |||||
| Ferrari | 1 (2011) | ||||||
| Fiat | 1 (2009) | ||||||
| Tesla | 1 (2013) | ||||||
| Aston Martin | 1 (2011) | ||||||
| McLaren | 1 (2019) | ||||||
| Suzuki | 1 (2019) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "wcoty.com | World Car of the Year Awards".
- ^ wcoty.com World Car of the Year Awards
- ^ Jim Henry (17 April 2014). "New York Auto Show: BMWi3 Is The 2014 World Green Car Of The Year". Forbes. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "World Car of the Year 2015 revealed". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "2016 World Car Awards - Results :: World Car Awards". wcoty.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "2017 World Car Awards - Results :: World Car Awards". wcoty.com.
- ^ "2018 World Car Awards - Results :: World Car Awards". wcoty.com.
- ^ "2019 World Car Awards - Results :: World Car Awards". wcoty.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- Motor vehicle awards