29 models will be competing for the honor this time around and all of them are new vehicles, which are either now on sale or will be before the end of the year in at least five European markets.
With that primer out of the way, let’s meet the candidates. It’s a pretty diverse field as there are an assortment of mainstream models including the Citroën C4, Dacia Sandero and Fiat 500. The Ford Explorer and Kuga are also candidates as are the Honda e and Jazz.
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Hyundai is in good shape as the i10, i20 and Tucson could become Car of the Year. However, they’ll have to battle competitors such as the Cupra Formentor, Kia Sorento, Mazda MX-30, Peugeot 2008, Seat Leon and Skoda Octavia. Rounding out the mainstream candidates are the Toyota Mirai and Yaris as well as the Volkswagen Golf and ID.3.
It won’t be long now until BMW starts taking all the tape off its all-new 4-Series Gran Coupe prototypes. We already know what they look like, for the most part, and the range is expected to debut sometime next year, which is just around the corner.
This M440i variant was spotted by our spy photographers in Sweden, and we know it’s the M440i because of the trapezoidal exhaust tips.
We also spot a subtle trunk lid spoiler, M Sport bumpers, as well as reasonably large brakes with blue calipers. Don’t get fooled by the grille size – in reality, it’s going to feature a massive one, just like its two-door siblings.