The largest car award in the world is entering its 20th edition: A jury consisting of more than 100 motor journalists from 29 countries worldwide, including “Krone” motor editor Stephan Schätzl, selected the shortlists for the World Car Awards in round one – now It’s all about victory and the jurors give their detailed assessments. Awards are presented in six car categories. Vote for who you think should win!
It’s the round of winners: the main category World Car of the Year included a total of 38 candidates. As always, only ten of them made it through the first round and made it onto the shortlist. This means: Unfortunately, 28 models have to be left out of the finale, including big names like Peugeot 408, Citroen C3 Aircross or Mazda CX-50. Vote now for which car you think deserves the title of “World Car of the Year” the most deserved (the results of the votes here are not included in the jury’s voting)! And here are the candidates in the picture: In the other categories (i.e. in all except World Car of the Year) the shortlist includes five vehicles each. In luxury In the World Luxury Car category, eight candidates fell by the wayside in the first round, including the Ineos Grenadier and the Nio ET7. Vote now for which car you think is most deserving of the World Luxury Car title! And here they are Candidates in the picture: In the fast group, the World Performance Car category, the number of candidates was significantly larger than last year, when only three makes had to watch in the final. This time there are twelve, including Aston Martin DB12, Lotus Eletre and Mercedes-AMG GT. Vote now for which car you think deserves the title “World Performance Car” the most! And here are the candidates in the picture: The The candidate list of city cars, i.e. the candidates for the title of World Urban Car, was the most manageable. Of the seven makes, two that are unknown to us failed: Dayun and Dorcen E20. Vote now for which car you think deserves the title of World Urban Car the most! And here are the candidates in the picture: The selection of electric cars is is now huge, and the number of candidates for World Electric Vehicle of the Year is correspondingly large. There were 32 in total, 27 failed at the final hurdle, including Hyundai Kona Electric, Lotus Eletre and Abarth 500e. Vote now for which car you think deserves the title “World Electric Vehicle of the Year” most! And here they are Candidates in the picture: Last but not least there is the World Car Design of the Year category. All vehicles from all categories were available to choose from. Here, too, a shortlist of five candidates was determined. Vote now for which car you think deserves the title “World Car Design of the Year” the most! And here are the candidates in the picture: Car Person of the Year has already been announced Winner in the “Car Person of the Year” category: It is Adrian Newey, technical director of Red Bull Racing. This is how it continues: On February 26th, part of the jury’s voting will be announced: the three top candidates will be announced at the Geneva Motor Show named for each category. The winners will be announced on April 27, 2024 at the New York International Auto Show – live on World Car TV. About the World Car Awards The World Car Awards are an independent awards program founded by auto journalists and have been running worldwide for eleven years with the widest reach in the automotive industry (according to Cision Insight). In 2025 the Car of the Year will enter its 21st round.
source site-13