Usually revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the Car of the Year ceremony is being held this time at the Brussels Motor Show on January 13, 2023. And the award goes to the Jeep Avenger, with 328 points. A real plebiscite!
A veritable institution since 1964, the Car of the Year ceremony (also called COTY, for Car Of The Year) is usually held during the Geneva Motor Show in March. But with the transformation of the Swiss show into an event in Qatar in November, the celebration is shifting to January, on the occasion of the Brussels show.
Many changes for its sixtieth edition therefore, but always the same principle: a jury made up of 59 European journalists from 22 countries meets to select the car of the year according to numerous criteria: overall road behavior and driving pleasure, innovation , performance, ecological aspect, design, price… The cars entered must imperatively have been put on sale in the 12 months preceding the election and be marketed in at least five European markets, with sales forecasts of at least 5,000 units. per year.
The first Jeep awarded by COTY
Thus, the jury had already ruled in November on seven finalist models: the Jeep Avenger, Kia Niro, Nissan Ariya, Peugeot 408, Renault Austral, Toyota bZ4x / Subaru Solterra and Volkswagen ID.Buzz. After an intensive test session on the track, all the members of the jury unanimously chose to reward the Jeep Avenger. The SUV won all the votes, country after country, with 328 points in total.
This is the very first Jeep to be awarded the Car of the Year title. The urban SUV, officially presented at the Paris Motor Show and just marketed, is also the first 100% electric and only front-wheel drive model offered by the brand. The Avenger, which uses the technical basis of the DS 3, Peugeot 2008 and Opel Mokka thanks in particular to the Stellantis group, is offered in France with a single electric variant of 156 hp.
Photos : DR.
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Usually revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the Car of the Year ceremony is being held this time at the Brussels Motor Show on January 13, 2023. And the award goes to the Jeep Avenger, with 328 points. A real plebiscite!
A veritable institution since 1964, the Car of the Year ceremony (also called COTY, for Car Of The Year) is usually held during the Geneva Motor Show in March. But with the transformation of the Swiss show into an event in Qatar in November, the celebration is shifting to January, on the occasion of the Brussels show.
Many changes for its sixtieth edition therefore, but always the same principle: a jury made up of 59 European journalists from 22 countries meets to select the car of the year according to numerous criteria: overall road behavior and driving pleasure, innovation , performance, ecological aspect, design, price… The cars entered must imperatively have been put on sale in the 12 months preceding the election and be marketed in at least five European markets, with sales forecasts of at least 5,000 units. per year.
The first Jeep awarded by COTY
Thus, the jury had already ruled in November on seven finalist models: the Jeep Avenger, Kia Niro, Nissan Ariya, Peugeot 408, Renault Austral, Toyota bZ4x / Subaru Solterra and Volkswagen ID.Buzz. After an intensive test session on the track, all the members of the jury unanimously chose to reward the Jeep Avenger. The SUV won all the votes, country after country, with 328 points in total.
This is the very first Jeep to be awarded the Car of the Year title. The urban SUV, officially presented at the Paris Motor Show and just marketed, is also the first 100% electric and only front-wheel drive model offered by the brand. The Avenger, which uses the technical basis of the DS 3, Peugeot 2008 and Opel Mokka thanks in particular to the Stellantis group, is offered in France with a single electric variant of 156 hp.
Photos : DR.
Also read on Auto-Moto.com:
Car of the Year: winning models from 1964 to 2021
Jeep Avenger price: the complete range available from €36,500
Jeep Avenger 4xe Concept: the electric 4×4 version revealed at the Mondial
