"Car of the Year" competition in Europe
 

From 35 cars that were picked for Car of the Year candidates, we are down to 7. They are:

BMW 5,
Fiat Panda,
Mazda 3,
Nissan Micra,
Opel Meriva,
Toyota Avensis
VW Golf

Following the above order:

http://www.in.gr/auto/dokimes/pr_dok...BMW_520_01.jpg

http://www.in.gr/auto/dokimes/pr_dok...t_Panda_05.jpg

http://www.in.gr/auto/parousiaseis/f..._102003_04.jpg

http://www.in.gr/auto/dokimes/pr_dok...n_Micra_32.jpg

http://www.in.gr/auto/dokimes/pr_dok..._Meriva_05.jpg

http://www.in.gr/auto/dokimes/pr_dok...nsis_18_03.jpg

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/picture...11587.jpg?3079

I say the Toyota Avensis will win.

Last year the winner was the Renault Megane.




http://www.in.gr/auto/dokimes/pr_dok..._Megane_60.jpg

http://www.in.gr/auto/dokimes/pr_dok..._Megane_81.jpg

Toyota, Mazda, or BMW..........:dunno:

none of these cars are in the same class, how do they do it?

i believe they are all best in their respective classes. as far as deciding...:dunno:

They dont have to be in the same class. We do the same here in the USA. Car of the Year comp. is about any car. There is also the Truck of the Year comp. and that's for trucks only of course.

Well they are all equally weird looking.

BMW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Id have to say the BMW, simply cause the others are SO horrendous looking that it actualy makes the 5 look like a freekin SLR.

bmw or the golf

Wow... They have some strange looking cars over there

Hehehehe....

The reason I am laughing is because THEY feel the same way (and worse) about us here. Same for the Japanese.

It's the culture I guess.

naw, its because asians look at cars through different eyes :rice:








































j/k im asian :D

I know it's a culture thing, but the Nissan looks like a damn insect...

The Fiat Panda is "Car of the year 2004"
Posted by: kak on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - 12:01 AM CET

The international jury of the 'Car of the Year' Award, composed of 58 trade journalists, representing 22 European countries, has elected the Fiat Panda 'Car of the Year 2004'. With 281 votes the Fiat Panda came in first, ahead of the Mazda3 (241), the Volkswagen Golf (241), the Toyota Avensis (219), the Opel/Vauxhall Meriva (213), the BMW 5 series (144) and the Nissan Micra (111). As well as being the overall winner of 'Car of the Year 2004', the ultra-compact Fiat was also the car which got votes from the most members of the jury: 55 out of 58 of them included the Panda in their nominations, while 16 rated it top.

And there is more. This is the first time a segment A model has won the most prestigious accolade in the car industry. An extraordinary record, that takes Fiat Auto's victories to 5 in the last ten editions: Fiat Punto in '95, Fiat Bravo/Brava in '96, Alfa 156 in '98, Alfa 147 in 2001 and Fiat Panda in 2004.

The 'Car of the Year' award ceremony, this year organised by the French magazine 'L'Automobile Magazine', will take place in Paris on 19 January 2004.

The 'Car of the Year' award was launched in 1964. In order to be admitted to the competition the new cars must have been marketed on at least five different European countries in the course of the year. Then the following parameters are assessed: design, comfort, safety, fuel economy, driveability, performance, practicality, respect for the environment and lastly price and value for money.

A shortlist is made from all the new models launched during the year, and seven finalists go forward to be judged. Each member of the jury has 25 points to award among the 7 cars, with a maximum of 10 points for the first choice.

A SUCCESSFUL DEBUT

Presented to the international press on 2 September, the Fiat Panda immediately elicited great interest and highly favourable comments from over 1,000 journalists from 21 countries who had come to Lisbon for the launch of the new model.

This critical acclaim was immediately confirmed by the appreciation of the clients: the first 'Open Day' event held in Italy on 13 and 14 September attracted over 500,000 visitors to 700 Fiat outlets in Italy. This great reception was also borne out by 95,000 orders in Europe in the first two months alone.

All of this is thanks to a car which is relatively small from the outside, but with the levels of comfort you would normally associate with a big car; designed to be low on consumption yet not for this reason less sparkling on performance; ideal in city traffic but at the same time perfect for longer journeys, guaranteeing its passengers a relaxing trip.

All these features make the Fiat Panda the definitive 'great little car', which incidentally also has an extremely high value for money thanks to its combination of great features, low running costs and residual value.

Fiat thus confirms its key role in the evolution of this sector, where it has been a leading player for so long, from the first 600 to the 500, from the 126 to the first Panda, from the Cinquecento to the Seicento. There has always been a Fiat city-car for the people: back when the car first heralded individual mobility, then when car owners learned to appreciate cars that were aesthetically pleasing, reliable and a pleasure to drive, even though lower in price and with reduced space, weight and engine size.

FIAT AUTO 'CARS OF THE YEAR'

FIAT 124 (1967)
FIAT 128 (1970)
FIAT 127 (1972)
LANCIA DELTA (1980)
FIAT UNO (1984)
FIAT TIPO (1989)
FIAT PUNTO (1995)
FIAT BRAVO/BRAVA (1996)
ALFA 156 (1998)
ALFA 147 (2001)
PANDA (2004)

LEAGUE TABLE OF BRANDS SINCE 1964

FIAT 8 wins
RENAULT 5 wins
FORD 4 wins
CITROEN 3 wins
PEUGEOT 3 wins
ALFA ROMEO 2 wins
AUDI 2 wins
OPEL 2 wins
ROVER 2 wins
SIMCA 2 wins
LANCIA 1 win
AUSTIN 1 win
NISSAN 1 win
NSU 1 win
MERCEDES 1 win
PORSCHE 1 win
VOLKSWAGEN 1 win
TOYOTA 1 win

http://car.kak.net/bilder/fiat/fiat_panda10s.jpg
http://car.kak.net/bilder/fiat/fiat_panda06s.jpg
http://car.kak.net/bilder/fiat/fiat_panda02s.jpg

:confused: WHY?

It looks the worst of all models. :thumbsdn:



WELL, except for maybe the Nissan. :eek:


. . . and the Opel! :D

Thats a bit surprice... I would have never guessed... But I'm glad that the journalists are not stuck on 1 particular brand or model... good for them... Thanks for the info gavriil

Clown cars!

They have bad taste.

Well i'm sure the 5 didn't win on looks alone. :rolleyes: