The World Car Awards have announced the semi-finalists for 2021 World Car of the Year.
Among this year’s contenders are the Audi A3, BMW 2-Series Gran Coupe and BMW 4-Series. The field also includes the Honda e, Kia K5 and Kia Sorento. Rounding out the competitors are the Mazda MX-30, Mercedes GLA, Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen ID.4.
Those are some interesting choices and the Toyota Yaris could be the favorite as it was recently named the 2021 European Car of the Year. However, it faces some strong competitors including two EVs.
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Moving on, five finalists will compete for the honor of being the 2021 World Urban Car. The Honda e and Toyota Yaris appear on this list as well and they’ll be battling the Honda Jazz / Fit, Hyundai i10 / Grand i10 and Hyundai i20.
To understand the 2021 Kia K5 GT, think of it as a front-wheel-drive Dodge Charger Scat Pack. Kia might eschew some of the fundamentals of a good performance car with the K5 GT, but just like the Charger, this sedan unleashes your inner child in ways you never thought possible given its humble beginnings as the Optima replacement. It gets passing mention in the broader K5 press kit on Kia’s media-facing website, and you have to dig deep into the consumer site to find a slideshow of Kia casually claiming their sedan is better than a base BMW 3 Series in every measurable way.
Ford Mustang Mach-E Takes MotorWeek’s 2021 “Best of the Year”
TV series’ annual Drivers’ Choice Award winners announced in digital ceremony
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is MotorWeek’s 2021 Drivers’ Choice Award winner for “Best of the Year.”
MotorWeek Host and Creator John Davis in the studio for the virtual announcement of the 2021 Drivers’ Choice Awards. Davis calls the Mustang Mach-E the “Best of the Year” winner “the best total package of an electric vehicle that anyone has designed to date.”
OWINGS MILLS, MD, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) With mass-market appeal, heavy doses of style, performance, and heritage, the
Ford Mustang Mach-E has taken the electric vehicle herd by storm and is
Hot hatches are the practical performers. We like ’em as they’re relatively affordable and you can explore more of their ultimate potential. Ford’s Focus ST was one of the more exciting arrivals this year. It replaces two cars, its direct predecessor and the mighty Focus RS. Blame Euro emissions standards for the passing of the latter. But it sees the ST as a genuinely stonking competitor now, more powerful and with the means to make it stick. Plus it’s got an auto trans, giving it a better chance of selling.
Not that a manual-only policy has made it hard for Honda to move a few hundred examples of its cracking Civic Type R. It’s a weapons-grade offering and