2010 European Car of the Year shortlist announced
Wed, 24 Jun 2009
2010 European Car of the Year shortlist announced
By Ben Pulman
Motor Industry
24 June 2009 18:30
Early nominations for the 2010 European Car of the Year award have been announced, and the initial list of 29 cars includes a few that aren't even on sale yet. However, the European Car of the Year organisation expects the list of nominees to expand even further, before motoring journalist from across Europe vote in September 2009 to cull the entrants and create a seven-car shortlist. The overall winner will then be announced at the end of the year.
The Vauxhall/Opel Insignia scooped the European Car of the Year gong in 2009 – by a single point – with the Ford Fiesta in second place, and the VW Golf in third.
CAR Magazine's editor Phil McNamara and European editor Georg Kacher are both judges for the award, and the full list of 2010 nominations are:
BMW Z4
Chevrolet Cruze
Citroen C3 Picasso
Ford Ka
Honda Insight
Hyundai i20
Hyundai ix55
Kia Sorento
Kia Soul
Land Rover Discovery 4
Lexus RX450h
Mazda 3
Mercedes-Benz E-class
Mitsubishi Colt
Nissan 370Z
Nissan Cube
Vauxhall/Opel Astra
Peugeot 3008
Porsche Panamera
Renault Scenic/Grand Scenic
Seat Exeo
Skoda Yeti
Subaru Legacy
Suzuki Alto/Nissan Pixo
Toyota Avensis
Toyota iQ
Toyota Prius
Toyota Urban Cruiser
Toyota Verso
VW Polo
By Ben Pulman