World Car of the Year
From WOI Encyclopedia Italia
The World Car of the Year is an automobile award selected by a jury of 48 international automotive journalists. 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.
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2006
The winner will be selected at the New York Auto Show in April.
- BMW 3-Series (winner)
- Mazda MX-5 (finalist)
- Porsche Cayman S (finalist)
- Honda Civic and Honda Civic Hybrid
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- Lexus IS
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class
- Suzuki Swift
- Volkswagen Passat
World Performance Car
- Porsche Cayman S (winner)
- Audi RS4 (finalist)
- BMW M5 (finalist)
World Green Car
- Honda Civic Hybrid (winner)
- Citroën C1 1.4 Hdi Diesel (finalist)
- Lexus RX 400h/Toyota Harrier Hybrid (finalist)
World Car Design of the Year
- Citroën C4 (winner)
- BMW 3-Series (finalist)
- Honda Civic / Civic Hybrid European version (finalist)
2005
Ten finalists were reduced to three before the winner was selected at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto.
- Audi A6 (winner, 721 points)
- Volvo S40 (719 points)
- Porsche 911 (718 points)
