The annual Car of the Year (COTY) awards is arguably the biggest global prize in the automotive world.
Sometimes (incorrectly) known as the European Car of the Year award, every year, every car released during the previous year is judged, before a final shortlist of seven cars is drawn up. Alongside Autocar, the other organisers are car publications from across Europe: Auto (Italy), Autopista (Spain), Autovisie (Netherlands), L’Automobile Magazine (France), Stern (Germany) and Vi Bilägare (Sweden).
2022’s winner has just been announced: The new Kia EV6 electric car. Will that car join the automotive greats? Or will it – like some of its predecessors – sink into obscurity after a brief moment in the sun? Let’s take a look at the past winners, and how they panned out:
Slieshow story – please click the right-hand arrow above to continue: