2015 European Car of the Year winner named

The sixth-generation Volkswagen Passat has been declared the 2015 European Car of the Year.



Its victory demonstrates once again that this award can easily favour models which sit firmly within the 'worthy but dull' category.

Volkswagen Passat: 2015 European Car of the Year.

Encouragingly, the innovative Citroën C4 Cactus secured the runner-up spot, but a 92-point gap meant the French contender actually ended up a distant second.



Here's how the jury members allocated their votes to the seven nominees:

1.	Volkswagen Passat	340 points
2.	Citroën C4 Cactus	248 points
3.	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	221 points
4.	Ford Mondeo	203 points
5.	Nissan Qashqai	160 points
6.	BMW 2 Series Active Tourer	154 points
7.	Renault Twingo	124 points

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- Monday, March 02, 2015