March 2nd 2020
Update: The Livestream is over and we have the winner now. The new Peugeot 208 has won the 2020 Car of the Year Award with a total of 281 points. The second and third spots were taken by the Tesla Model 3 and the Porsche Taycan by achieving 242 and 222 points respectively.
And the #caroftheywar2020 winner is…
Peugeot 208 pic.twitter.com/E0nbBEuxVG— Car of the Year (@caroftheyear) March 2, 2020
The 90th Geneva Motor Show was canceled due to the coronavirus threats but fortunately, we will get to see the event that will decide the winner for the 2020 Car of the Year (COTY) award. In October 2019, the COTY jury picked 35 vehicles, which included:
- Audi E-Tron
- BMW 1 Series
- BMW Z4
- BMW X6
- BMW X7
- DS 3 Crossback
- Ford Puma
- Kia e-Soul
- Mazda 3
- Mazda CX-30
- Mercedes-Benz CLA
- Mercedes-Benz EQC
- Nissan Juke
- Opel Corsa
- Peugeot 208
- Porsche 911
- Porsche Taycan
- Range Rover Evoque
- Renault Captur
- Renault Clio
- Renault Zoe
- Skoda Kamiq
- Skoda Scala
- Subaru Forester
- Tesla Model 3
- Toyota Camry
- Toyota Corolla
- Toyota RAV4
- Toyota GR Supra
- Volkswagen T-Cross
On November 25, the jury shortlisted seven vehicles among these, which are:
- BMW 1-Series
- Ford Puma
- Peugeot 208
- Porsche Taycan
- Renault Clio
- Tesla Model 3
- Toyota Corolla
For any vehicle to make it to the 2020 Car of the Year award, it must be new and on sale. It should also be available in at least five European markets. The jury that analyzes these vehicles and shortlists them include journalists from 23 European states. Here is the full list of the Jury.
The jury will pick the winner among two EVs (Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model 3), two superminis (Peugeot 208, Renault Clio), two compact cars – one mainstream and the other premium – Toyota Corolla and BMW 1 Series, and a crossover (Ford Puma).
You can watch the livestream of 2020 at 2 PM GMT / 9 AM EST.
Source and Image: Motor1