Car of the Year jury has published the list with all the candidates for the 2016 European Car of the Year title. All the candidates are new vehicles on sale now or before the year’s end in five or more European markets.
Just like any other edition, the list will be reduced on December 1st and then a short list with seven finalists will be announced on December 14th. The winner of the 2016 European Car of the Year will be announced during the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
In 2015, Volkswagen Passat was named European Car of the Year while in 2014, Peugeot 308 was the winner.
Here is the list of the 2016 European Car of the Year contestants:
Alfa Romeo Giulia
Audi A4
Audi Q7
Audi R8
BMW X1
BMW 7-Series
Ferrari 488 GTB
Fiat Aegea
Ford S-Max / Galaxy
Ford Edge
Ford Mustang
Honda Jazz
Honda HR-V
Hyundai Tucson
Infiniti Q30
Jaguar XE
Jaguar XF
Kia Optima
Kia Sorento
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Mazda2
Mazda CX-3
Mazda MX-5
McLaren 570S
Mercedes-Benz GLC / GLC Coupe
Mercedes-Benz GLE / GLE Coupe
Mercedes-AMG GT
Opel Karl
Opel Astra
Renault Talisman
Renault Espace
Renault Kadjar
Ssangyong Tivoli
Subaru Levorg
Subaru Outback
Suzuki Vitara
Škoda Superb
Tesla Model X
Toyota Mirai
Volkswagen Touran
Volvo XC90
