The World Car Awards (WCA) recently released the details regarding the finalists for the World Car Of The Year (WCOTY) Awards and five other categories as well.
Speaking about the World Car Awards, the jury consists of 100 distinguished automotive journalists across 30 countries and the results for all the categories are said to be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show that is scheduled to be held from April 5, 2023.
Since many new cars are launched in a year by various automotive manufacturers, there are certain guidelines that must be met by each car to qualify for the nomination for the World Car Of The Year awards. Furthermore, this award is widely considered to be among the most prestigious award for a car manufacturer.
Speaking about the guidelines and rules to qualify for the nomination for the World Car Of The Year awards, the vehicle must be produced in high volumes and priced below the luxury car level in its primary market. In fact, the car manufacturer must at least produce 10,000 units of the model per year.
Other rules to qualify for the nominations for the World Car Of The Year awards says that the model must be on sale in at least two major car markets (India, China, Europe, USA, Latin America, Japan and South Korea) as well as two continents between January 01, 2022 and March 30, 2023.
2023 World Car Of The Year
1. Alfa Romeo Tonale2. BMW 2 Series Coupe3. Nissan Ariya4. Nissan Z5. Kia Niro6. Mazda CX-607. Mercedes-Benz C-Class8. BMW X1 / iX19. Honda HR-V / ZRV
10. Hyundai Ioniq 6.
2023 World Luxury Car Of The Year
1. Genesis G902. BMW 7 Series / i73. Land Rover Range Rover4. Land Rover Range Rover Sport
5. Lucid Air
2023 World Performance Car Of The Year
1. Kia EV6 GT2. Nissan Z3. Toyota GR Corolla4. BMW M4 CSL
5. Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2023 World Urban Car Of The Year
1. Citroen C32. Ora Funky Cat / Haomao
3. Volkswagen Taigo / Nivus
2023 World Car Design of the Year
1. Cadillac Lyriq2. Hyundai Ioniq 63. Land Rover Range Rover4. Lucid Air
5. Nissan Z
2023 World Electric Vehicle of the Year
1. BMW i72. Genesis GV603. Hyundai Ioniq 64. Kia Niro EV
5. Lucid Air
Thoughts About World Car Of The Year Awards
The World Car Awards are widely considered to be among the most prestigious award for a car manufacturer. Apart from that, we expect this year’s battle to be a lot more closer as each manufacturer has done a really good job at the respective above-listed models.
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