2018 World Car Awards winners

Just a few weeks after the Volvo XC40 won the 2018 European Car of the Year title, the larger XC60 has been named 2018 World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show.

Volvo XC60 (2018) Side
Volvo XC60

2018’s World Luxury Car is the Audi A8, while the BMW M5 impressed jurors enough to claim the World Performance Car prize.

BMW M5 Saloon (2018) Front Side 1
BMW M5

The somewhat pointless World Urban Car award (that unimaginatively seems to use size as its prime criterion) has gone to the Volkswagen Polo. Much more relevant is the World Green Car which, unsurprisingly and deservedly, is the Nissan Leaf this year.

Nissan Leaf (2018) Front Side
Nissan Leaf

Finally, Land Rover’s Range Rover Velar was judged to be the 2018 World Car Design of the Year.

Land Rover Range Rover Velar (2018) Front Side
Land Rover Range Rover Velar

Related posts:
2018 European Car of the Year winner named
2018 World Car Awards top three finalists
2018 NACTOY winners

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