The winners of the 2021 World Car Awards have been announced, and unlike last year, the winners in the five categories were evenly spread, with different brands picking up each of the individual titles.
The Volkswagen ID.4 took home the biggest prize, being named as 2021 World Car of the Year. The all-electric SUV finished on top in the final round of voting, which saw three shortlisted candidates vying for the crown. The ID.4 obtained 798 points from jurors to finish ahead of the Honda e (742 points) and the Toyota Yaris (732 points), this year’s European Car of the Year.
The Honda e didn’t walk away empty handed, because it secured the World Urban Car title in this year’s edition of the awards. The electric compact hatch received 754 points, which was good enough to put it ahead of the other two finalists, the Yaris (737 points) and the Honda Jazz/Fit (719 points).
As for the World Luxury Car category, the W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class was named this year’s winner, its 853 points outpacing the Polestar 2, which finished with 815 points, and the Land Rover Defender, which ended the campaign with 774 points.
Meanwhile, the Porsche 911 Turbo took the gong in the World Performance Car category, finishing well ahead of its competitors, the Audi RS Q8 and Toyota GR Yaris, which despite all the hoo-ha finished third. The 992-generation offering ended up with 822 points, outpacing the RS Q8 (792 points) and the GR Yaris (773 points).
The final category winner was for the World Car Design of the Year award, which every model that competed in this year’s World Car Awards was eligible for. Here, the Defender emerged as champion with 299 points, beating off the Honda e (239 points) and Mazda MX-30 (197 points) for the title.
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Proton should really pick Volkswagen instead of geely. Anyways, sekalung tahniah buat Honda e and Toyota Yaris! harge rm70k mampu beli B50.
What benefit exactly will Proton get by collabo with VW instead of Geely? Proton got 2 Geely models out the door and a 3rd incoming, while VPCM is dying brand with outdated cars.
VW is dying brand? Are u living in Mars? VW is the only traditional car company ready for the electric future. None of the Japanese are ready even for the next decade!
Do you have problem reading my comment or were you so blinded by fanboyism fury?
I said VPCM, that is Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia. How was VPCM sales last year? A paltry 3,379. Don’t make me laugh. Both Polo & Golf had new model changes yet we still remain with their previous generations. Are we their dumping ground or something?
And no, repeatedly downvoting my comment don’t make you any smarter. It just shows your fanboyism foolishness.
Malaysians deserved to get Proton Polo GTi rm81k, Proton Golf GTi rm104k and 2021 Proton ID.4 EV rm121k
Show me which part of the world gets Polo GTi rm81k, Golf GTi rm104k and 2021 ID.4 EV rm121k.
Lowsy VW
Is it for real? Then where Myvi, Bezza, Aruz?
This award is for this world, Myvi Bezza Aruz, Ativa is multiple award winners in another world; P2 fanboys dreamworld.
Bring the 911 to muddy gravel track and see GR Yaris leaving it in its dust.
GR Yaris was designed for rallying. Different price segments too.
If there is an award dedicated to offroad vehicles, the winner would be Petronas Iveco Trakker lah.
Bring the Yaris to a river and the VW Swimwagen from 1943 would win, leaving the Yaris on the ground of the river.
German cars rule the world!
Toyota fanboys and Kimchi fanboys got no where to put their faces. Where your cars now? Haha