There is less and less to go until we meet the winner of the Car of the Year (COTY) 2021 award. This year will be key for the automobile sector as manufacturers will have to face great challenges. One of them, the best known, is the electric mobility but we must not forget the serious crisis it is going through. All in all, we cannot lose hope because this award breathes a strong dose of vitality to the winning firm.
At the end of last December, still in the year 2020, we present you the final list of candidates. In it, the COTY jury had selected the 29 members They went to the last phase. Well, of the high number that formed it, there are fewer and fewer. To be more exact, there are seven and, against all odds, two of the models that seemed winners have fallen. Here we leave it, and we comment. Will your bet be?
The Car of the Year (COTY) 2021 award has lost two of its favorites
Indeed, the new Hyundai Tucson and Peugeot 2008 have disappeared. Everything indicated that they would continue one more round and that they could caress the victory. The reasons for this are many and varied, although there is one main one: their evolution (that of both) has been so important that their predecessors have been light years away. However, between brands that have said goodbye to the struggle are Audi, BMW, Dacia, Ford or Mercedes-Benz.
If we take a look at the seven finalists, we will see that there are models for all tastes. Not in vain, we must highlight several important facts. The first to note is that Cupra, the new flagship of the Volkswagen Group, debuts with the Formentor. The pools do not give her as the winner but be careful, if she wins the prize it would be a great accolade for her image and advertising actions and communication.
We also can't get past the fact that three models are electric or have a battery version. And here we must also stop, because the ID.3 and new Fiat 500 have many ballots to win. In fact, if the Italian utilitarian were the one indicated by fortune, it would repeat the milestone of the version launched in 2007. The last fact to highlight has to do with the fact that SUVs seem to be losing weight in favor of other segments.
Between the seven finalists for the 2021 Car of the Year (COTY) award are the following lucky...
- Citroën C4
- Cupra-Formentor
- fiat new 500
- Land Rover Defender
- Škoda Octavia
- Toyota Yaris
- Volkswagen ID.3
The next step will be announce the winner. Such an event will take place on the day Winners will be announced in March in an online event.
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