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The Land Rover Defender has been chosen as the Women s World Car of the Year (WWCOTY). It was announced to coincide with International Women s Day (IWD) in the Northern Hemisphere (March 8).
The Defender was initially selected as Top Medium SUV, one of nine class winners in different categories that had to represent excellence in their segments based on safety, comfort, technology, and value for the money . But the Land Rover has now claimed the overall award.
The other category winners were Peugeot 208 (Urban Car), Skoda Octavia (Family Car), Lexus LC500 cabriolet (Luxury Car), Ferrari F8 Spider (Sport Car), Peugeot 2008 (Urban SUV), Kia Sorento (Large SUV), Ford F-150 (4x4/Pick Up) and Honda e (EV).
Land Rover Defender and Kia Sorento, among others. Read on to know all the category winners.
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2021 Women’s World Car of the Year category winners The jury for the 11th edition of the awards is made up of 50 prominent female automotive journalists, including Autocar India’s very own Renuka Kirpalani, from 38 different countries. The winners in each category were picked for “representing excellence in their segments, based on safety, comfort, technology, and value for the money”. Three best models were shortlisted in each category, before they were narrowed down to the individual winners.