Nominations for World Car of the Year have been announced.
The 10-strong shortlist has been chosen by 59 jurors and is spearheaded by the 2010 European Car of the Year, the Volkswagen Polo.
Other nominations include the BMW X1, Mercedes E-class and Porsche Panamera. Last year’s winner was the Volkswagen Golf.
The winner will be announced at the Geneva motor show next month. Other categories include Performance Car of the Year and Green Car of the Year. Last year’s performance winner was the Nissan GT-R.
Full list of nominations for World Car of the Year:
- Audi Q5- BMW X1- Chevrolet Cruze- Kia Soul- Mazda3- Mercedes-Benz E-class- Opel/Vauxhall Insignia/Buick Regal- Porsche Panamera- Toyota Prius- Volkswagen Polo
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Re: VW Polo up for World COTY
What would make the award more fun is if every country picked a car of the year & then battled it out, Eurovision style, to pick a World Car of the Year winner, so it would include all the wierd & wonderful cars we dont get to hear about from China etc.
Personally my World Car of the Year would be the Tato Nano for its significance & originality.
Re: VW Polo up for World COTY
Could be they are on the rental fleets? The same happened with the new Golf, Fiesta and Insignia recently, making them relatively common, and then all dumped on the approved used scheme. I suspect manufacturers do this to get them out and about and seen by people.
Re: VW Polo up for World COTY
Every time I see one I can't get over how dull it is. That said it seems to be very popular - I counted 8 on the roads during my travels yesterday (yes i was that bored) which is not bad for a recently released car.