2015 EUROPEAN CAR OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS NAMED
The long list of 2015 European Car of the Year candidates has been released. The Euro COTY is a good indicator of what to expect when the time comes for World Car of the Year. This list of 33 new cars will be whittled down to just 7 in December, with the winner being announced at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show in March.
VW e-Golf as seen at the 2013 Frankfurt International Motor Show in Germany.
The reigning 2014 European Car of the Year is the Peugeot 308 (definitely coming to Mzansi in 2015), which was preceded by the Volkswagen Golf 7 in 2013. Interestingly and unlike in Mzansi, Euro COTY has not been dominated by the usual Germans. In fact, BMW has never won this prize since its inception in 1964. Mercedes-Benz won it once in 1974, and Audi twice in 1973 and 1983. The major forces in this competition are Fiat (9 wins), Renault (6) and Ford (5).
Here are all the contenders in alphabetical order:
Audi TT Coupe
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
BMW 2 Series Coupe
BMW i8
BMW X4
Citroen C1
Citroen C4 Cactus
Fiat 500X
Ford EcoSport
Ford Mondeo
Hyundai i20
Infiniti Q50
Jeep Renegade
Kia Soul
Lexus NX
Lexus RC Coupe
Mercedes- Benz C-Class
Mercedes-Benz GLA
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe
Nissan Pulsar
Nissan Qashqai
Nissan X-Trail
Opel Corsa
Peugeot 108
Porsche Macan
Renault Twingo
Skoda Fabia
smart fortwo
smart forfour
Subaru WRX STI
Suzuki Celerio
Toyota Aygo
Volkswagen Passat
