After last year the Peugeot 508 having won the Essilor Car of the Year trophy/Crystal Wheel Trophy 2019 the time has come to elect the successor.
Altogether, there will be 19 judges (representatives of the most important Portuguese media), including Razão Automóvel, which is part of the permanent jury, who will choose the model that will succeed the 508.
In one of the most attended editions ever (a total of 28 entries, of which 24 are eligible for Car of the Year), the Car of the Year organizing committee decided to create two new categories exclusively dedicated to electric and hybrid cars.
The goal? Emphasize the importance of electrification in the automotive sector and make known the commitment and investment that manufacturers are making in this area.
As in the previous edition, this year the organization once again selects five innovative and technologically advanced devices that can directly benefit the driver and the driver, which will then be voted on by the judges in order to discover who wins the “Technology and Innovation Award”.
Candidates:
In addition to the big winner, who will win the title of “Essilor Car of the Year/Trophy Crystal Wheel 2020”, whose seven finalists will be known in January, the best cars (version) will also be chosen in seven categories: City, Family, Sports/Entertainment, Large SUV, Compact, Electric and Hybrid SUV.
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City of the year:
- Opel Corsa 1.2 Turbo 130 hp GS Line
- Peugeot 208 GT Line 1.2 PureTech 130 EAT8
Family member of the year:
- BMW 116d
- Kia ProCeed 1.6 CRDi GT Line
- Mazda Mazda3 HB 2.0 SKYACTIV-X 180 hp Excellence
- Skoda Scala 1.0 TSI 116 hp Style DSG
- Toyota Corolla Touring Sports 2.0 Hybrid Luxury Black
Sports/Leisure:
- Bentley Continental GTC
- Hyundai i30 Fastback N 2.0 TGDi MY19 275 hp
- BMW 840d xDrive (Cabrio)
Big SUV of the Year:
- BMW X7 M50d
- SEAT Tarraco 2.0 TDI 150 hp XCellence
compact SUV of the year:
- Audi Q3 Sportback 35 TDI 150 hp S Tronic
- Citroën C5 Aircross Shine 1.5 BlueHDi 130 EAT8
- Honda CR-V Hybrid 2.0 Lifestyle
- Kia XCeed 1.4 T-GDI Tech
- Lexus UX 250h Luxury
- Mazda CX-30 2.0 SKYACTIV-G 122hp Evolve Pack i-ACTIVSENSE
- Nissan Juke 1.0 DIG-T 117 hp N-Connecta
- Toyota RAV4 2.5 Hybrid Dynamic Force SQUARE Collection 4×2
- Volkswagen T-Cross 1.0 TSI 115 hp DSG
Hybrid of the year:
- Hyundai Kauai HEV 1.6 GDI Premium MY20 + Navi + Vision
- Lexus ES 300h Luxury
- Toyota Corolla Hatchback 1.8 Hybrid Exclusive
- Volkswagen Passat GTE
Tram of the year:
- Audi e-tron quattro
- DS 3 Crossback E-TENSE Grand Chic
- Hyundai IONIQ EV MY20 + Skin Pack
Car of the Year Candidates:
- Audi Q3 Sportback
- Audi e-tron quattro
- Bentley Continental GTC
- BMW 1 Series
- BMW X7
- BMW 8 Series
- DS 3 Crossback
- Citroën C5 Aircross
- Kia XCeed
- Kia Proceed
- Lexus UX 250h Luxury
- Lexus ES 300h Luxury
- Honda CR-V
- Mazda CX-30
- Mazda Mazda3
- nissan juke
- Peugeot 208
- Opel Corsa
- Toyota RAV4
- Toyota Corolla
- Skoda Scala
- SEAT Tarraco
- Volkswagen T-Cross
- Volkswagen Passat