Toyota Yaris is named 2021 European Car of the Year

Toyota Yaris is named 2021 European Car of the Year

The Toyota Yaris has been named as the 2021 European Car of the Year, the hatch finishing ahead of the new Fiat 500 and Cupra Formentor. The new Yaris, which debuted in late 2019, received 266 points and 14 individual first-place votes to take the coveted gong.

The Fiat finished second with 240 points and nine first-place votes, just squeezing ahead of the third-placed Cupra, which received 239 points and 10 top votes. Finishing fourth was the Volkswagen ID.3, which garnered 224 points and 10 first-place votes.

The rest of the finalists were the Skoda Octavia, which received 199 points, the Land Rover Defender, which obtained 164 points and the Citröen C4, which had 143 points. Judging was carried out by a jury of 59 members from 22 countries across the Continent.

The annual award was held at the ECO Palexpo, the usual venue for Geneva International Motor Show, which was again cancelled for this year. As it was last year, when Covid-19 cancelled the 2020 show, the COTY ceremony was broadcasted online. The Yaris takes over the crown from the previous winner, the Peugeot 208.

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Anthony Lim

Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • Brian on Mar 02, 2021 at 11:16 am

    Pity we’re not getting this car in this region other than topkek price Ahbengfied GR Yaris. We got cheated by Toyota!

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    • tricycle on Mar 02, 2021 at 5:39 pm

      Check your eyes brah. Toyota Yaris is here, RM287K only since its the 2021 European Car of the Year.

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      • Casual reader on Mar 03, 2021 at 6:02 pm

        Please read again carefully. The Yaris you’re talking is the overglorified, overpriced, over the top Yaris GR. It has no relation at all to the standard Yaris you can afford at rm70k.

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  • TYT Coty Europe on Mar 02, 2021 at 11:40 am

    Congratulations to TNGA Yaris

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  • M & B on Mar 02, 2021 at 12:59 pm

    Well done Toyota

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  • The power of DREAMING on Mar 02, 2021 at 1:02 pm

    Hope this award will enlighten boleh Honda Turbo car owners in boleh land only.

    Honda automotive manufacturer is no WHERE in worldwide competition.. Pls proof me wrong. Maybe in my dream.

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    • seancorr (Member) on Mar 02, 2021 at 3:50 pm

      But boss that car not even sold here so makes no sense to compare. What we got is the ASEAN Yaris with ancient technology.

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      • Together on Mar 02, 2021 at 10:51 pm

        Available here, but The price is awesome and definitely for rich people weekend family car.

        Lol. Manufactured automotive car according to the Region? Best answer I read from special comment here.

        Perhaps, by country, Honda car in Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Europe specs are varied spec from Honda car assembled in PAGOH Melaka?? Lol.. Lol..

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  • Sam Loei on Mar 02, 2021 at 1:40 pm

    Brilliant.

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  • AutoFrenz (the original) on Mar 02, 2021 at 1:45 pm

    The people have spoken…Toyota rules again…

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  • Bieight on Mar 02, 2021 at 2:25 pm

    The top 5 cars all won’t be on sale here…

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  • Truth on Mar 02, 2021 at 2:33 pm

    well done Toyota

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