Take A Look At The Worlds 5 Best Cars Of 2015

Take A Look At The Worlds 5 Best Cars Of 2015

The World Car of the Year awards program has been around for 11 years now.

How it works is a jury, made up of 75 journalists from 22 countries, is appointed to judge the vehicles using their individual expertise and years of automotive critiquing experience. After the jurors have made their selections the results are tabulated by an independent accounting firm.

A press conference at the New York International Auto Show was held and the 2015 World Car of the Year awards were  presented in five categories. Here are the winners:

 2015 WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR – Mercedes-Benz C-Class

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class was chosen over both the Ford Mustang and the Volkswagen Passat. According to the jurors  the C-Class won because, by “Taking its design and technological cues from the S-Class, the C-Class employs an all-new aluminium/steel hybrid platform and updated rear-drive powertrains that delivers levels of refinement, luxury, safety, ride and handling that challenge best-in-class.”

2015 WORLD LUXURY CAR – Mercedes-Benz S-Class

For two years in a row that the S-Class has won this category. It beat both the BMW i8 and the Range Rover Autobiography Black LWB. The jurors found that the “Mercedes-Benz design and technology are forming a marriage that is more happy than ever. There is no better car to prove it than this stunningly beautiful derivative of the S-class, available with powerful, turbocharged V-8 and V-12 engines.”

2015 WORLD PERFORMANCE CAR – Mercedes AMG GT

The Mercedes triumphed over the tough competition from both the BMW M3/M4 and the Jaguar F-Type R Coupé. In the end the jurors found that the AMG GT’s, “on-road presence alone is almost enough to qualify it as a ‘Top 3’ finalist. But in addition to its ruggedly handsome looks it has an impressive spec sheet comprising of a biturbo 4.0-litre V8 engine, seven speed dual-clutch transmission,  456bhp (minimum)…and much, much more.”

2015 WORLD CAR DESIGN OF THE YEAR – Citroen C4 Cactus

The Citroen C4 Cactus is the best car design of 2015 according to this jury. It was chosen above both the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the Volvo XC90. Here is the jury’s opinion: “The Cactus is a truly innovative piece of design.  It has an appealingly distinct exterior announced first by its slender upper front lights, proportions slightly different to any other car, and by those stand-out ‘air-bumps’ that help safeguard against parking scrapes.  Inside it eschews lots of dials and buttons for a very minimal uncluttered approach: controls centred on and around a central digital screen and many of the core surfaces and volumes kept linear, reduced, and pleasantly un-car-like.  The Cactus design is a proper breath of fresh air.”

2015 WORLD GREEN CAR – BMW i8

BMW won this award last year for the i3. This year the experts again favoured the brand.  “The BMW i8 gasoline hybrid looks so cool, it should be the icon for all “Green” cars. So it inspires Green Passion, which on paper looks like 155 mph on the i8’s three cylinder turbo gasoline engine, four-wheel-drive and four seats. The i8 adds so much enjoyment to a sensible lifestyle that it needs to be recognized as a great Green Car.”

The BMW beat both the Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid and the Volkswagen Golf GTE.


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Author Profile: Consumer Expert Robert Nichols

Robert is a lifelong car nut. He works as a Technician with 16 years experience and has multiple trade licenses. Having worked on vehicles ranging from Porsche's, fire trucks, trains, and industrial/mining equipment, he has a varied and broad knowledge base to draw on. But his favorite thing to do is drive, be it on two or four wheels.

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