Sekusondele isikhathi sokuvalwa kokungenela kolunye uhlelo lwe-Essilor Car of the Year/Trophy ye-Crystal Wheel ka-2016, kanjalo ne-Automobile Trophies, ehlukanisa izimoto ezihamba phambili emqhudelwaneni esigabeni ngasinye. Ukubhaliswa, okwenzeka ngesivinini esihle, vala mhla lu-1 kuMfumfu . Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, i-Jury yakhiwe izintatheli ze-19 ezivela kweminye yemithombo yezindaba ebaluleke kakhulu ezweni lakithi, kuhlanganise ne-Razão Automóvel, emelwe uMqondisi wayo Wokuhlela, u-Guilherme Costa, izochitha izinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo ikhetha imoto engcono kakhulu yamaPutukezi, ihlola izici njenge ezihlukahlukene njengoba zibalulekile esinqumweni sokuthenga - ukuklama, intengo, ukusetshenziswa nokusebenza kahle, ukuziphatha nokuphepha, ukusebenza kanye nokusebenza.
Uhlelo lwalo nyaka lwalolu hlelo, oluhlelwe ngabakwa-Expresso kanye ne-SIC Notícias, lunochungechunge lwezindaba, ngokusho kukasihlalo weKomidi Eliphezulu Lemoto Yonyaka, u-Rui Freire, "Inhloso yokuthuthukisa izinga lokuvota futhi idale ukubandakanyeka okukhulu. nokuqashelwa emphakathini, ngaleyo ndlela kuhumusheke ukubaluleka komklomelo okuhloswe ngawo ukunikeza abathengi basePortugal ulwazi olungcono mayelana nezimoto ezidayiswa ezweni lethu.”
Ukukhethwa komkhiqizo wemoto ofaneleka kangcono iqiniso lezenhlalo nezomnotho lamaPutukezi kulandela ifilosofi ethi ifuna ukuthola imoto ehluke kakhulu futhi eqanjiwe, ekwazi ukunikeza izinzuzo zomthengi ekusetshenzisweni kwansuku zonke: "Ngalokhu kuyadingeka ukwembula izimfanelo zangaphakathi zomkhiqizo ngamunye uma uqhathaniswa nezimbangi zawo."
Phakathi kwezintsha ezembatho zalo nyaka kugqama eyodwa. umthethonqubo omusha wezobuchwepheshe “Okuhambisana kakhulu nokuvela kwemikhiqizo emqhudelwaneni kanye nokukhathazeka okusha kwabathengi ezindabeni ezinjengeziqinisekiso, noma izinto zokuphepha, usizo lokushayela kanye ne-infotainment,” kuchaza u-Rui Freire.
Imoto Yonyaka yowezi-2016 izothuthukisa izindlela zokwandisa ukubamba iqhaza komphakathi: “Sizoqinisa izindlela zokuxhumana kanye nokusabalalisa lolu hlelo futhi sikhuthaze ukubamba iqhaza komphakathi, kungaba kwezinye izivivinyo nezenzo, noma ngokwakhiwa Kwendondo Yomphakathi. Ukwenza lokhu kuhlanganyela kusebenze kakhulu, sinezinkundla ze-Expresso, i-SIC Notícias ne-Visão, kanye neminye imidiya eyakha i-Jury. Izinkundla zokuxhumana zizoba neqhaza elikhulu kuleli qhinga lokubonakala nokuzibandakanya.”
Ngaphezu komklomelo oyinhloko, onikezwa inguqulo ethile hhayi ububanzi, njengoba bekwenzeka kuze kube manje, Ijaji lizophinde likhethe imikhiqizo engcono kakhulu esigabeni ngasinye , ihlanganisa ingqikithi Yezindondo Zezimoto eziyisishiyagalolunye, eyodwa esigabeni ngasinye.
I-Jury of the Essilor Car of the Year/Trophy Volante de Cristal 2016 inamalungu ayi-16 ahlala unomphela kanye nezihambeli ezintathu, okukhona kushicilelo lwalo nyaka: “Auto Sapo”, “Reason Automobile” kanye “neObserver”.
NgoMasingana wezi-2016 kumenyezelwe abayisikhombisa abafinyelele kowamanqamu futhi ngemva kombukiso wokuvota wokugcina, abawinile bazomenyezelwa esontweni lokuqala likaFebhuwari.