3008 crowned # 39; Car of the Year # 39; in Geneva
The European Car of the Year was created in 1964 by a group of auto magazines from different countries in Europe that price Current organizers Auto Italy, Coach UK, Spain Autopista, Autovisie Netherlands The Automobile Magazine France, Germany and Stern Vi Bilägare Sweden 1.
The jury voting consists of automotive journalists from publications throughout Europe representing each country is based on the size of the car market of the country, and the car manufacturing industry There are no categories or class winners stated purpose is to find a single decisive winner among all competing cars.
The ECOTY 2017 was announced March 6, 2017, at the Geneva Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, the winner being the Peugeot 3008.
Eligible cars are new models released during the twelve months prior to the award The award is not limited to European cars, but candidates must be available in at least five European countries, and have expected sales of 5,000 per year.
Candidates are judged on the following criteria design, comfort, safety, economy, management, performance, functionality, environmental requirements, driver satisfaction and price of technical innovation and profitability are also important factors 2 .
A list of seven cars selected by a simple voting for the final round of voting, each juror has 25 points to distribute among the finalists points must be distributed at least five cars, with no more than ten in a car, and not attached top brand voting is open, and each member of the jury justified their distribution published vote.
Under those rules, the decisive victory has varied, for example, in 1988, the Peugeot 405 won by 212 points, the biggest gap in the history of the European Car of the Year competition; Such a feat was repeated in 2013, as the Mk VII Golf Volkswagen won by the standard even point in 2010, the Volkswagen Polo won by only 10 points, received maximum points from twenty-five jurors, and was the 59 first choice.
Renault Clio 1991 2006 Volkswagen Golf 1992 2013 Opel Vauxhall Astra 1985 2016, are the only car to have won the award more than once in November 2010, the Nissan Leaf is the first electric vehicle powered receiving car of the year.
British car manufacturers have produced the first two winners of Rover saloon 2000 was the first winner in 1964 as the Austin 1800 was victorious in 1965 Rover won another British rival, the rear engine Hillman Imp.
Renault car 16 was the first production of world tailgate and not surprisingly won the award for 1966, having been launched in early 1965, a year later, the prize was awarded to the Fiat 124, which won more than twice voted as the closest competitor, the BMW 1600 Fiat missed the following year, however, when his 125 was pipped to the award by the new NSU Ro 80 revolutionary, one of the first production cars to have a rotary engine.
Peugeot claimed the award for the first time with the prize 1969, which was won by the 504 saloon, a large family car that offered a high level of interior comfort and build quality The Fiat 128 was the next winner the price, while a year later the innovative new sedan Citroen GS family has won the award.
Fiat became the first manufacturer to win the award for a third time when its 127 supermini won the title in 1972 The next prize winner was the Audi 80, and the prize in 1974 went to the luxury sedan Mercedes-Benz 450SE .
Despite the financial problems that led to its acquisition by Peugeot this year, Citroën has won the award in 1975 with its lounge CX lighthouse, which fought a strong challenge from the Volkswagen Golf acclaimed came first winner of Chrysler Europe Price, the Chrysler Simca 1307 1308 Alpine contemporary UK Despite all the conflicts that troubled 1977 British Leyland in the 1970s, the automaker owned by the state achieved recognition when his Rover car steering 3500 won the - the last time a British brand was named European car of the year.
Sports cars have traditionally represented a tiny percentage of car sales in Europe, but the European Car of the Year accolade was won by 1978, the Porsche 928 sealed the face price competition from the BMW 7 Series and Ford Granada.
Just before the sale of its European division to Peugeot, Chrysler achieved a second victory in the competition with its Horizon, who won the award in 1979 to one of its main rivals, Fiat Ritmo Strada Lancia finally got the recognition of a year later when his elegant new Delta sedan was voted European car of the year.
Ford has finally achieved success in the competition when the MK3 Escort, the first of this model line to have a front or a rear hatch sealed the price in 1981, the fight against the crucial competitive Austin Metro supermini British Leyland and the Fiat Panda a year later the award was perhaps surprisingly won by the Renault 9, which managed to finish ahead of widely well-regarded Opel Ascona Vauxhall Cavalier and MK2 Volkswagen Polo price in 1983 was won by the victims of controversy sudden unintended acceleration Audi 100, narrowly finished ahead of Ford slightly smaller and even aerodynamic Sierra.
The price 1984 saw two new superminis finish well ahead of the nearest competitors fourth success was Fiat Uno in the history of the award, finishing slightly ahead of the Peugeot 205 A year later, General Motors finally achieved recognition when its latest version of the Vauxhall Astra sealed Ford Opel Kadett won a second victory in the competition in 1986 with its new Scorpio Granada lighthouse fails in the US General Motors has made two wins in three years when its flagship model the Opel Omega Vauxhall Carlton won the award for 1987.
19 years after the 504 gave Peugeot its first European car of the year, the French car maker has finally reached its second triumph in the competition when his mid-range 405 sedan won the 1988 award by a wide margin a year later Fiat became the first manufacturer to win the award five times in his revolutionary new Tipo won victory.
Citroen XM new flagship model has won the award for 1990, with its French rival Renault scoring success a year later with the new Clio supermini, which marked the end of the iconic R5 With the price now nearly 30 years, Volkswagen has finally achieved recognition in 1992, when his MK3 Golf won the award, ahead of two of its biggest competitors - the Opel Vauxhall Astra and Citroën ZX.
A non-European brand - with a British construction product - won the award for the first time in 1993, when the Nissan Micra has the best scores ahead of the Fiat Cinquecento car that has contributed to the popularity of city cars in Europe to soar over the next few years and new flagship of Renault Safrane.
Ford achieved a third success in the competition with its Mondeo, successor of the Sierra, won the 1994 Fiat increased its number of victories in the competition to six when his new Punto supermini won the award for 1995, as Uno and his ancestors had done 127 years earlier Fiat made seven victories a year later, when his Congratulations Brava range pipped the stylish Peugeot 406 in honor.
Innovative MPV Renault Scénic has won the ECOTY and Japan import car of the year 1997, while the Fiat subsidiary Alfa Romeo won the next year for the first time with his mid-range 156 sport sedan.
Ford achieved a fourth success in the competition when his focus with style audacity won the 1999 struggle against competition from the latest Vauxhall Opel Astra and 206 supermini style Peugeot A year later, a Japanese manufacturer - this time with a Japanese product built - won the award when the Toyota Yaris Hatchback and Yaris Verso MPV Mini has the best scores in the car of the year in Japan and ECOTY before the Fiat Multipla and the Vauxhall Zafira compact MPV practice Opel with bold style.
Modern revival of Alfa Romeo continued when his elegant 147 won the award for 2001, the next winner is the 307 It was a French success for the year 2003, when the second generation Renault Megane was the winner.
Fiat has reached its eighth win in the competition when its new Panda won the Toyota 2004 prices have made two wins from six years old when his radical Prius hybrid won the 2005 Renault Clio became the first model to win the award twice when the third generation of the popular supermini has won in 2006, having won in 1991.
Elegant S-MAX and Ford practice won the 2007 prize, struggling against a challenge near the Vauxhall Corsa, earlier versions that were largely overlooked by the contest judges.
Fiat has nine wins in the competition when he won the 2008 with the model 500, taking a retro style on its small iconic car was first launched 50 years ago next prize went to a more traditional offering and the general public, when Vauxhall Opel won the award for the third time with the Insignia.
Volkswagen Polo supermini had been around in many forms since its launch in the 1970s, but the new version launched in 2009 was the first generation Polo to win this award and only the second car Volkswagen badged never win.
Then came two years of success for cars with electric propulsion, with the British-built Nissan Leaf and the United States built Opel Vauxhall Ampera Chevrolet Volt won the 2011 and 2012 respectively.
The Volkswagen Golf has already won in 1992 and joined the Renault Clio with the distinction of two wins in the competition when the MK7 version won the 2013 award One of the main rivals of the Golf, the Peugeot 308, was the next winner 2015 was awarded the Volkswagen Passat in 2016, the Opel Vauxhall Astra, another key rival of Golf, has become the third coach to win the award twice, having won in 1985.
The current holder of this award is the 3008.
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