The new Mazda3 has been named as the 2019 Women’s World Car of the Year, edging out a competitive field that included the likes of the Audi e-Tron Quattro, G20 BMW 3 Series, Tesla Model 3 and Volvo S60.
In addition to being named as the Supreme Winner, the fourth-gen Mazda 3 also took home the Family Car of the Year gong at the COTY awards, which was held in Dubai last weekend alongside the Dubai International Motor Show.
Other category winners were the Kia XCeed, which took the Urban Car award, and the Kia Soul EV, which was named as the Green Car of the Year. The BMW 8 Series won the Luxury Car title, while the Performance Car award went to the Porsche 911. Meanwhile, the new Range Rover Evoque was named as the SUV/Crossover of the Year.
Established in 2010, the Women’s World Car of the Year is voted on by a panel of female judges from over 30 different countries, who are asked to vote according to criteria women use when buying a car. These include
safety, value-for-money, aesthetic appearance, storage space, child–friendliness, ease-of-driving, colour, sex appeal and a vehicle’s environmental footprint, elements that appeal very strongly to women.
The new Mazda 3 was launched in Malaysia in July, and is available in three variants (1.5, 2.0 High and 2.0 High Plus) and two body styles (sedan and hatchback) locally.
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Nice front headlights, curvy design & alluring back ..
I really hope Proton can learn from Mazda how to design something stunning and mind-blowing in order to win a design award. Until today, Proton hasn’t win any design award as Proton designs are game over
We don’t need Proton to design something so difficult and costly to repair like Mazda cars.
Proton owners are typically lower on the income scale so they cannot afford to repair if their cars are so stunning design but takes ‘000 of RM to do simple body repairs.
Proton is the rakyat’s car so it is better they stick to their current designs which are easier and cheaper to repair. Mazda is a game over brand here, selling so few thanks to their difficult to repair bodies, many prospective owners got scared and bought other cars which is easier to repair.
So we appreciate that Proton is taking our cost of repair into consideration, they really are the rakyat’s car. Thank you Proton.
Agreed! People’s car must be easy to repair, kudos to Proton for their simpler design in catering for this criteria. Even bengkel bawah pokok ceri can do body repairs on a Proton.
This mentality is why proton will forever be just a 3rd world insignificant car brand that can at best just rebadge to save it’s life. Yea downvote me butthurt proton shills.
Case in point: Proton body touch up spray. RM600.
Mazda Soulful Red body touch up spray. RM 2000.
How can Proton users afford for Mazda repair works?
Where on earth a silly fool pay 2k for a touch up? I m driving one and it cost 200 more to spray my bumper compare to my other car.
There goes the male market segment :)
This sissy soft hatch lemau. true blue hot blooded males get Suprima tebo hothatch . period
The award is for both sedan and hatchback.
Not selectively for the hatchback 3.
Both the Mazda 3 Hatcback and Sedan that get awarded
‘Womens World COTY’.
Congratulations.
sudah tentu, bukan Jantan Award..
hehe, shy shy..
Where Men’s World Car of the Year??
see: Proton X50.
Womenfolk would shout SEXIST if they had did that. ;-)
exactly, coz its only sexist if men do it…
“These include safety, value-for-money, aesthetic appearance, storage space, child–friendliness, ease-of-driving, colour, sex appeal”
WTH….something is wrong with the voting criteria? Who in the world vote car for sex??
Congratulations, “Women” COTY. Hahaha…
For men who have bought this, can give to your wife or girl friend as xmas gift.
Still better then whatever junk your using am I right scrub? Hahaha…
People’s creativity is beyond your imagination nowadays.
Make MPS / Mazdaspeed 3 please
look so hot need more power
haha…
unfortunate …. myvi not launching worldwide yet….
god car just sleeping, not bordering ….
I own the liftback 2.0 and loving it! Worth the 162 k.