Car of the Year: this year’s seven finalists, to be announced on 30 October, will be selected from a very long list that includes the Audi A2 e-tron, the BMW iX3, the BYD Dolphin G, the Changan Deepal S05, the Cupra Raval, the Denza Z9GT, the DS N°7, the GAC Aion UT, the Honda Prelude and the Hyundai Ioniq 3. Also included are the Kia EV2, EV5, K4 and Seltos, the Leapmotor B05 and B03X, the Lexus ES, and the Mazda CX-5 and CX-6e. As well as the Mercedes C-Class, GLB, GLC and VLE, the MG IM5, MG4 Urban and MGS6, the Polestar 4, the Porsche Cayenne and the Renault Clio and Twingo. And finally, the Škoda Epiq and Peaq, the Toyota RAV4, the VW ID.Cross, ID.Polo and T-Roc, the Volvo EX60, the Xpeng P7+ and the Zeekr 7GT.
Finally, the car that the 65 jurors from 25 European countries will crown ‘Car of the Year 2027’ will be announced on 8 January at the Brussels Motor Show. It will succeed the 2026 winner, the Mercedes CLA. The award has been presented since 1964.
