2021 World Car Awards top three finalists

Following a second round of voting, the top three finalists for each of this year’s World Car Awards have been named.

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Certain brands and models were clearly favoured by the jury of 93 motoring journalists from 28 countries. The Honda e and the Toyota Yaris / GR Yaris could both take three prizes apiece, for example.

Conversely, it wasn’t a great outcome for some other manufacturers. In particular, none of the five BMW vehicles that appeared on the finalist ‘long lists’ have advanced any further.

The contenders (in alphabetical order) are:

World Car of the Year
  • Honda e
  • Toyota Yaris
  • Volkswagen ID.4
World Luxury Car
  • Land Rover Defender
  • Mercedes-Benz S-Class
  • Polestar 2
World Performance Car
  • Audi RS Q8
  • Porsche 911 Turbo
  • Toyota GR Yaris
World Urban Car
  • Honda e
  • Honda Jazz / Fit
  • Toyota Yaris
World Car Design of the Year
  • Honda e
  • Land Rover Defender
  • Mazda MX-30
All of the winners are due to be announced on the 20th of April.

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2021 World Car Awards finalists
2021 European Car of the Year winner named
2021 NACTOY winners
2020 World Car Awards winners

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