The trio of finalists for the 2018 World Car of The Year awards saw a line-up of SUVs vying for the title, and so it emerges that the Swedish entrant has come out on top. The Volvo XC60 took home the title ahead of the other two finalists, the Range Rover Velar and the Mazda CX-5. Volvo is carrying some considerable award-winning momentum; the XC60 recently won the North American Utility Car of The Year as well as Japan Car of The Year, while the XC40 took home the European Car of The Year accolade.
The World Luxury Car of the Year award for 2018 was clinched by the Audi A8, beating the finalists which were the Porsche Cayenne and Porsche Panamera. the World Performance Car of The Year award went to the BMW M5, which was incidentally the most powerful of the finalists in this category, its 600 hp overshadowing the 310 PS of the Honda Civic Type R and the 470 hp of the Lexus LC 500.
Though the Range Rover Velar got beaten to the finish line at the overall WCOTY award this year, it didn’t come away empty-handed, having clinched the World Car Design of The Year award, ahead of finalist and overall winner the Lexus LC 500 and the Volvo XC60. Other entries in this category included the BMW i8 and the Lamborghini Urus.
The World Urban Car of The Year award went to the Volkswagen Polo, which beat category finalists the Ford Fiesta and the Suzuki Swift to the title. Other contenders in this category included the Hyundai Kona, Nissan Micra, Kia Picanto, Kia Stonic and SEAT Ibiza. Meanwhile, the Nissan Leaf took home the World Green Car of The Year award ahead of finalists BMW 530e iPerformance, Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid and the Chevrolet Cruze Diesel.
What do you think of the roster of winners and finalists this year? Should there have been other winners instead? Sound off in the comments section below.
GALLERY: Volvo XC60 T8 Twin Engine
GALLERY: Audi A8
GALLERY: BMW M5
GALLERY: Range Rover Velar
GALLERY: Volkswagen Polo
GALLERY: Nissan Leaf
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Just a short 7 years time since Geely China takeover. And now we all got Volvo COTY!!!
Amazing how China can buck up a company to shape. But don’t forget, Volvo had good products to begin with. Also Swedish people work super hard. Just that, their cars could not sell in volume.
China can only help those who help themselves
Nope. Volvos during Ford era was shiets. Only after Geely bought over and pumped money in, then they start to improve.
This brand is not working at all here in Malaysia and Asia. Sold 63 units a month mana boleh jalan bang?
Similarly ,You are telling me AUDI and LEXUS are not working in MALAYSIA and ASIA . Sold only 20 units and 42 units every month respectively..
Lexus and Audi is one category ahead of Volvo. Please compare rightly
Let face it Volvo, Audi and Lexus is at the same level.
BMW and Mercedes is one level higher.
Yes Khalid
Agree
Audi and lexus just cannot sell in Malaysia which is one level below Volvo.
Furthermore Lexus did not win any Car of the Year award yet and the Lexus fanboys keep bragging how good Lexus is ..
LOL , LOL ,..
John ,
BMW and Mercedes are not one level above Volvo, Audi or lexus
The selling price of volvo, Audi and lexus are way more expensive than some Mercedes and BMW model whereby they are one level below Volvo, lexus and Audi in that sense..right?
Does not make sense
Our Ringgit had become like Indonesia Rupiah in value. Both are no value currencies.
Previously was called Malaysia Dollar( not ringgit) which was on par with Singapore Dollar in term of value and every cars were cheaper in price.
That is why because we use Ringgit, expensive premium cars like Volvo, Audi and Lexus can only be affordable to smaller group of private buyers rather than a large group of private buyers.
On the other hand ,Mercedes and BMW are bought as company cars for use as Taxis,Limousines , hired car and for company executives .
Ok I exchange my rupiah with your ringgit
BS, Volvo under Ford like nyawa2 ikan.
Geely pump in money, hire many, many more Swedish engineers, make Drive-E powertrain, SPA, CMA modular platforms.
Hopefully Geely can do the same for P1. Pump in more money, hire many, many more Msian engineers
https://paultan.org/2017/11/21/proton-has-no-plans-to-cut-jobs-geely-to-offer-training/
Congrats Geely and Volvo!!!
Syabas! Next is Proton!!
To have 3 SUV selected to the COTY of 2018 tells why SUV is THE preferred choice of the masses. Congrats to Velar, CX5 & especially XC60.
CX5 is crampy SUV, pass it
Hehehe. If the CX5 is a crampy SUV, U must be a PLUS SIZE(XXXL) guy !!! No pun intended bro. Cheers…
congrats to Volvo for bagging the title and congrats to my beloved Audi A8 for clinching the world luxury car title!
This is too obvious.
Volvo is on a roll. Now if only people living here start taking Volvo seriously
VolvoCar tak kesah puny MY market. Their majority assembled cars r for regional sales.
Malaysians don’t care safety. RV and branding more important.
If ask Neelofa’s sister, Volvo or BMW, she will say Volvo? Euuww
When in fact if she buy BMW, there is Samsung tablet inside, then she will euuww again.
VolvoCar, Geely, Mesidis, P1, Lotus, VolvoTruck > all
WOOHOO!! YEAAA BOI!!
It’s no exaggeration, Volvo > all!!
In view of the bigger picture – 3 SUVs in the final? Can’t be good when oil is getting scarcer. Convenience or self indulgnce?
Audi fansi club
Lexus and Audi had never been accepted as one class above volvo
Please do not bark at the wrong tree .
You are the only one who is disillusion that actually Audi and lexus are both so called luxury Junks
BMW M5 – the World Performance Car of The Year!
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