Automobile of the Year 2023 These finalists want the title

Ending up being Automobile of the Year is not simple. Since there is only the car of the yearly and no subcategories such as SUV of the year, Small Automobile of the Year or Eco vehicle of the year, which would provide a larger variety of applicants.

• seven on the shortlist
• test drives on the racing course

Comparing a wide array of automobile classes and sizes in addition to various drives is likewise not a simple task for the jurors. An overall of 62 professional reporters from 22 countries choose who will be the automobile of the year. The is also represented on the jury. The point vote, consisting of the composed factors, can be checked out in all openness on the homepage of the company Car of the Year (www.caroftheyear.org).

seven on the shortlist

This year Jeep Avenger, Kia Nero, Nissan Aria, Peugeot 408, Renault Austral, Subaru Monterrey/Toyota BZ4X (both identical) and the VW ID. Aria, Monterrey, BZ4X and ID.Buzz drive purely electrically, the Avenger as well, however there are likewise markets on which the jeep is sold as a fuel engine. In the KIA Nero, the EV variation complements a drive deal that otherwise consists of a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid.

The ID. BUZZ is the only German design that has gotten approved for the final. With Mercedes and BMW, it was not enough for the honorable electrics EYE or I7 nor for GLC and IX/X1. Even the Opel Astra did not get under the last seven, simply as little as the expensive high-end Brit Range Rover. The truth that the technically ingenious however pricey models of the (German) premium brands are not extremely simple is gone over within the jury.

test drives on the racing course

UCLA Elmer

Comparing a broad variety of vehicle classes and sizes as well as different drives is also not an easy job for the jurors. An overall of 62 professional reporters from 22 countries choose who will be the cars and truck of the year. The point vote, consisting of the written factors, can be checked out in all openness on the homepage of the organization Cars and truck of the Year (www.caroftheyear.org).

The 7 finalists now take a more exact review, including test drives, for which the jurors meet in January on a racing course in Charleroi, Belgium. Anybody who will be the titleholder Vehicle of the Year 2023 will be announced on January 13th at the Motor Program in Brussels.

This year Jeep Avenger, Kia Nero, Nissan Aria, Peugeot 408, Renault Austral, Subaru Monterrey/Toyota BZ4X (both identical) and the VW ID.