CAR OF THE YEAR
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No. 01: NSU Ro 80
No. 02: Peugeot 405
No. 03: Alfa Romeo 156
No. 04: Ford Focus
No. 05: Audi 100
No. 06: Renault Mégane Scénic
No. 07: Ford Sierra
No. 08: Volkswagen Golf
No. 09: Lancia Delta
No. 10: Toyota Prius
No. 11: Citroën XM
No. 12: Fiat 500
No. 13: Fiat Bravo/Brava
No. 14: Fiat Punto
No. 15: Fiat Uno
No. 16: Peugeot 406
No. 17: Renault 9
No. 18: Fiat 124
No. 19: Opel Kadett
No. 20: Ford Escort
No. 21: Austin 1800
No. 22: Fiat Tipo
No. 23: Toyota Yaris
No. 24: Renault 16
No. 25: Peugeot 205
No. 26: Fiat 125
No. 27: Ford Scorpio
No. 28: Fiat Panda
No. 29: Volkswagen Polo
No. 30: Volkswagen Passat
No. 31: Rover 2000
No. 32: Opel Ascona
No. 33: Nissan Micra
No. 34: Fiat Multipla
No. 35: Opel Kadett
No. 36: Toyota iQ
No. 37: Mazda2
No. 38: Chevrolet Volt / Opel Ampera
No. 39: Peugeot 3008
No. 40: Renault Mégane
No. 41: Opel Insignia
No. 42: Volvo XC40
No. 43: Ford Fiesta
No. 44: Renault Clio
No. 45: Opel Astra
No. 46: Ford Ka
No. 47: Peugeot 308
No. 48: Fiat Cinquecento
No. 49: Volkswagen Polo
No. 50: Lancia Y10
What will be the Car of the Year?
Trends and a Dutch touch
BMW 1 Series
Ford Puma
Peugeot 208
Porsche Taycan
Renault Clio
Tesla Model 3
Toyota Corolla
And the winner is...
From longlist to shortlist
Nothing Japanese, German, Chinese or Italian
Seven cars, five platforms
Drive: almost all electric
All five-door cars
Only 308 and Mégane have predecessors
Cupra: 2nd own design, 2nd finalist
Ford: six times in the CotY Top 50
Hyundai and Kia: first winner from South Korea?
Peugeot: three recent models are CotY
Renault: MPV, hatchback, crossover
Škoda: he who laughs last...
The winner!
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