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No Japanese Brand Is In The Running For 2025's Best Car In The World

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The road to the 2025 World Car of the Year nears its end as jurors announced the Top Three competing for the coveted title.

A jury of 96 international automotive journalists from 30 countries selected the Top Three in the World finalists by secret ballot based on their evaluation of each eligible vehicle as part of their on-going professional work.

With that, the Top Three in each category are:

World Car of the Year
World Electric Car
World Luxury Car
World Performance Car
World Urban Car
World Car Design
For the World Car Design of the Year, a design panel consisting of five global design experts was asked to first review each candidate and establish a short-list of recommendations for the jurors’ final vote. The design experts were, in alphabetical order: Anja Bracht (Germany - Pforzheim University), Gert Hildebrand (Germany - Owner Hildebrand-Design), Tom Matano (USA - Academy of Art University, Former Head of Design – Mazda), Victor Nacif (USA - Chief Creative Officer, Brojure.com and Design instructor, New School of Architecture and Design) and Shiro Nakamura (Japan - CEO, Shiro Nakamura Design Associates Inc.)

The winners will be announced at the 2025 New York International Auto Show on April 16.
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM

    Remember, these guys deciding the car of the year does not consider long term reliability 🤣

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  2. AnonymousMarch 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM

    i see.... no wonder the list is kind of unusual

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  3. AnonymousMarch 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM

    The Land Cruiser is a Japanese Brand :P

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    1. Ulysses AngMarch 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM

      Think of World Car Design of the Year as a consolation prize. It doesn't really count.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM

    Boring cars only for Japanese brands, outdated specs for reliability

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  5. AnonymousMarch 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM

    These guys understands that being number 1 in sales does not equate to being the best car.
    Toyota is number 1 in sales, but its not the best car out there.. their mass produced cars are boring.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM

    Toyota Land Cruiser is a nominee.

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    1. Ulysses AngMarch 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM

      Think of World Car Design of the Year as a consolation prize. It doesn't really count.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM

    Obviously being number 1 doesn't say it is the best. But it says a lot about the consumers and the product. Same with other things. Many are better but most stick to the trusted ones

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