2014 European COTY nominees

Following a first round of voting, the seven nominees for the 2014 European Car of the Year award have been announced.



The jurors, all representatives of seven European motoring publications, made their selections from a list of thirty eligible models:

• BMW 4 Series


• BMW i3


• BMW X3


• Citroën C4 Picasso


• Ford Kuga


• Hyundai i10


• Jaguar F-Type


• Kia Carens


• Land Rover Range Rover Sport


• Lexus IS


• Maserati Ghibli


• Mazda 3


• Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class


• Mercedes-Benz S-Class


• Mitsubishi Space Star


• Nissan Note


• Peugeot 2008


• Peugeot 308


• Porsche Cayman


• Renault Captur


• Renault Zoe


• Seat Leon


• Škoda Octavia


• Subaru Forester


• Suzuki SX4 S-Cross


• Tesla Model S


• Toyota Auris


• Toyota Corolla


• Toyota RAV4


• Vauxhall / Opel Cascada

Given such an eclectic choice the nominees are suitably diverse. In the worst Car of the Year tradition four of them might be described as ‘worthy but not particularly exciting’, but at least the other three are a bit more interesting:

• BMW i3


• Citroën C4 Picasso


• Mazda 3


• Mercedes-Benz S-Class


• Peugeot 308


• Škoda Octavia


• Tesla Model S

The three more interesting nominees:

BMW i3

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Tesla Model S

A second ballot now follows to determine the overall winner. The result of that will be declared at the Geneva International Motor Show on the 3rd of March 2014.



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2014 NACTOY finalists
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