The 6 best cars in the world in 2017

 ·13 Apr 2017

The 2017 World Car Awards winners have been announced, with the organisation naming six of the best cars around the world in a number of different categories.

The WCA are administered by a not-for-profit association, under the guidance of a Steering Committee of distinguished automotive journalists from Asia, Europe, and North America. It is intended to complement, not compete with existing national and regional COTY awards, which are inherently different in scope.

This also means that by its nature, WCOTY includes some vehicles that may be unavailable in individual regions, and excludes others whose availability may be limited to those regions.

Jaguar’s first SUV, the F-Pace, was named 2017 World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show, having earlier won World Car Design of the Year.


World Car of the Year – Jaguar F-Pace

Runners up:

  • Audi Q5
  • Voklswagen Tiguan


World Urban Car of the Year – BMW i3

Runners up:

  • Citroen C3
  • Suzuki Ignis


World Luxury Car of the Year 2017 – Mercedes E-Class

Runners up:

  • BMW 5 Series
  • Volvo S90/V90


World Performance Car of the Year 2017 – Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman

Runners up:

  • Audi R8 Spyder
  • McLaren 570S


World Green Car of the Year – Toyota Prius Prime

Runners up:

  • Chevrolet Bolt
  • Tesla Model X


World Car Design of the Year – Jaguar F-Pace

Runners up:

  • Mercedes S-Class
  • Toyota C-HR


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