 The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) (French: Prix mondial de la Voiture de l’année) is an automobile award selected by a jury of 48 international automotive journalists from 22 countries. Cars considered must be sold in at least five countries on at least two continents prior to January 1 of the year of the award. The contest is a new one, inaugurated in 2005 as a unified award similar to many of the continent- and nation-specific Car of the Year awards already given. Since 2006, awards for performance, green cars, and car design also given.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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2007 On 8 March 2007, the Audi TT, Lexus and MINI were named the top-three finalists for WCOTY. The winner was announced on April 5, 2007 at the New York International Auto Show. The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in late March or early April. ...
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World Performance Car - Porsche Cayman S (winner)
- Audi RS4 (finalist)
- BMW M5 (finalist)
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage
- BMW 130i MSport
- BMW M6
- Bugatti Veyron 16.4
- Chrysler 300C SRT-8
The Porsche Cayman is a mid-engine 2-seat sports car launched in the 2006 model year. ...
The Audi RS4 is a high-performance version of the Audi A4, a compact executive car produced by German automaker Audi. ...
The BMW M5 is the high-performance version of the BMW 5-Series automobile made by BMW M GmbH. M5 versions of the E28, E34, E39 and E60 5-Series have been made. ...
World Green Car Main article: Honda Civic The Honda Civic Hybrid is a hybrid version of the Honda Civic sedan. ...
The Citroën C1 is a city car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën since 2005. ...
The Lexus RX 400h is an automobile assembled by Toyota Motor Corp. ...
The Lexus RX 400h is an automobile assembled by Toyota Motor Corp. ...
World Car Design of the Year - Citroën C4 (winner)
- BMW 3-Series (finalist)
- Honda Civic / Civic Hybrid European version (finalist)
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage
- BMW 1-Series
Rear of a Citroën C4 three-door The Citroën C4 is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën since autumn 2004. ...
The BMW 3-Series is a line of compact sedans manufactured by BMW since May, 1975. ...
The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. ...
Main article: Honda Civic The Honda Civic Hybrid is a hybrid version of the Honda Civic sedan. ...
2005 Ten finalists were reduced to three before the winner was selected at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. The Canadian International Autoshow is the Canadian equivalent to the United States Autoshow held in Detroit. ...
World Car of the Year - Audi A6 (winner)
- Volvo S40 (finalist)
- Porsche 911 (finalist)
- BMW 1-Series
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Chrysler 300/300C
- Ford Focus
- Land-Rover LR3/Discovery III
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class
- Mercedes-Benz SLK
C4 Audi S4 sedan- note this is the high-performance version of the 100, not an A6 The Audi A6 is a mid-size luxury car / executive car produced by the German automaker Audi. ...
The Volvo S40, V40 and V50 are entry-level luxury cars / compact executive cars produced by Volvo Cars. ...
Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ...
References - ^ wcoty.com World Car of the Year Awards
External links - http://www.wcoty.com/
- http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/new_york_auto_show_2007/149/2007-World-Car-of-the-Year-Winners/
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