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The Road to World Car WORLD CAR AWARDS THE ROAD TO WORLD CAR DECEMBER 2017 INTRODUCTION Peter Lyon - Chairman, World Car Awards In this, our last update for 2017, World Car has some major Due to be introduced in 2018, this award will celebrate an announcements regarding a new award for 2018, an award influential individual who has either a) excelled in their revision, two new legendary design expert additions and chosen field over the past year, or b) is being recognised news about our biggest and most successful test drive for lifetime achievement in the automotive industry. session to date. As we introduce a new award, we will also be redefining our At our high profile prize-giving ceremony that opens the World Green Car Award into the World Car Innovation of New York International Auto Show in late March, we will the Year in 2019. This is a strategic morphing of an award be introducing a new award – the World Car Person of the that is changing in tune with the times as more industry Year. focus is being placed on innovation in electric powertrains, autonomous driving, connectivity and safety systems. THE ROAD TO WORLD CAR TAKES MANY PATHS Now to our most exciting announcement since we revealed With just over three months to go until World Car announces that World Car was the global No 1 car awards program its winners in New York in late March, and with one month in terms of media reach some five years ago. From 2018, until the first round of online voting starts, jurors from 24 we will welcome two legendary car industry icons into our countries are busy evaluating their final test vehicles. The design expert panel – Gordon Murray and Shiro Nakamura. deadline for the first voting round is January 15 while the second round deadline is February 13. South-African born Murray is well-known as a designer of Grand Prix winning F1 cars and the man behind the To provide vehicle evaluation opportunities to jurors who phenomenal McLaren F1 road car, while Nakamura was the might otherwise not have access to drive candidates man appointed by Carlos Ghosn to revitalise Nissan design in their home markets, World Car once again staged until he retired from the company in early 2017. its popular “L.A. Test Drives” in late November for the fourth consecutive year. And it turned out to be our most He was responsible for cars like the 350Z, GT-R, Cube and successful and best-attended event yet. Qashqai. Both independent and running their own design consultancies now, these two gentlemen will join five other Thirty-five jurors from Australia, Britain, Canada, China, design experts in an international team that evaluates all Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Slovenia and the eligible vehicles each year, narrowing the field down to five U.S. – a new record, drove 23 eligible vehicles from Alfa finalists on which jurors vote. Romeo, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Kia, Honda, Hyundai, Land Rover, Lexus, Nissan and Toyota over a five-day period Murray and Nakamura will collaborate will five other on local streets, freeways and the iconic Angeles Crest design experts: Anne Asensio (Vice-President, Design - mountain road. We thank the manufacturers for loaning us Dassault Systemes), Gernot Bracht (Pforzheim Design these vehicles. School), Patrick le Quément (Designer and President of the Strategy Committee - The Sustainable Design School), World Car looks forward to seeing you all at our category Sam Livingstone (Car Design Research and Royal College finalist announcement inside the Bridgestone stand at of Art) and Tom Matano (School of Industrial Design at Geneva on March 6 and then in New York City on March 28 Academy of Art University in San Francisco) when WCA will open the auto show. Until then, safe travels. THE ROAD TO WORLD CAR TAKES MANY PATHS 2017 L.A. TEST DRIVES OVERVIEW BY TIM STEVENS, DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD CAR AWARDS Each fall, the World Car Awards jurors gather in Los Angeles for a chance to drive great cars on great roads in great weather. With some unseasonably cold temperatures and heavy fog, the weather didn’t quite hold up its end of the bargain, but the selection of cars was among the best and the area roads never disappoint. For 2017, 35 jurors from a dozen countries joined in the festivities, making this the best-attended L.A. Test Drives event yet. They gathered at the Westin Pasadena over a five-day period, from November 26-30, to evaluate 23 The views from the Angeles Crest Highway make for incredible photo opportunities eligible cars from Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Honda, Hyundai, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Mazda, Nissan, Toyota and The L.A. Test Drives event enables international jurors Volvo. to evaluate cars that may not be available in their local market, and for everyone to test those cars on a perfect World Car would like to thank the OEMs for their support of testbed of American roads. our L.A. Test Drives, particularly those manufacturers who brought models for evaluation that weren’t yet available Through the course of a 45 minute loop, each car was for sale in the U.S. market. subjected to both urban and rural roads, a stretch of multi- lane interstate and a section of the epic and iconic Angeles Crest Highway. This twisty and mountainous series of switchbacks and challenging turns is a real challenge for even the best handling cars. This combination of scenarios makes Pasadena an ideal spot for testing these cars, and the beautiful views from the Angeles Crest Highway also make for some incredible photo opportunities. The 2017 L.A. Test Drives event was a huge success and The L. A. test drives give jurors a chance to drive cars that may not be available in their local marketon a perfect testbed of American roads we’re already looking forward to gathering again for 2018. 2018 WORLD CAR AWARDS L.A. TEST DRIVES – NOV. 26 – 30, 2017 THE WESTIN PASADENA INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS BY COUNTRY & OUTLET USA JAPAN GERMANY Eric Adams (Wired, Gear Patrol) Shinichi Katsura (GENROQ, Tipo) Thomas Geiger Matt Askari (Autoblog, Cool Hunting) Peter Lyon (Welt am Sonntag, Welt) Roberto Baldwin (Engadget) (Car & Driver, Forbes) Yoshihiro Kimura Zac Estrada (Carscoops, Carfax) Hideshi Matsuda (Auto Motor und Sport) Steven Ewing (Motor1) (Holiday Auto, Motor Magazine) Des Sellmeijer (GTspirit.com) Jonathan Gitlin (Ars Technica) Koji Ozawa Greg Kable (AutoCar UK, CAR UK) Richard Homan (Kelley Blue Book) (Best Car, Engine Magazine) John McCormick INDIA (Detroit News/Forbes) SLOVENIA Dhruv Behl (AutoX) Tim Stevens (CNET) Milos Milac Yogendra Pratap (AutoBILD India) (Finance Business Daily) CHINA POLAND Xia Dong UNITED KINGDOM Maciej Pertynski (Viewworld New Media Group) Richard Aucock (Auto Moto and Motor) Li Geng (Orient Auto) (Motoring Research) Wang Kun (xcar.com) Nat Barnes MEXICO (Daily and Sunday Express) Carlos Sandoval CANADA Kyle Fortune (Car Enthusiast) (Auto Explora Group) Sami Haj-Assaad Steve Fowler (Auto Express) (Autoguide.com, Toronto Star) Mike Rutherford IRELAND Mark Richardson (Auto Express, BBC TV and radio) Eddie Cunningham (The Globe & Mail, Autofile.ca) Charlie Turner (Top Gear) (Irish Independent) THE ROAD TO WORLD CAR TAKES MANY PATHS DRIVING IMPRESSIONS WORLD CAR AWARDS JURORS WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR ALFA ROMEO GIULIA ALFA ROMEO STELVIO In the often talked about marriage between Fiat and A vehicle that never felt as big as it was, the Stelvio felt Chrysler. Alfa Romeo looked in danger of becoming the right at home on the curves of Angeles Crest. I couldn’t forgotten son. get over how much fun this crossover was to drive, and it’s quite striking to look at as well. I lost count of all the But the legendary marque is back - with Giulia, arguably its glances that other motorists and pedestrians shot my best model for years and perhaps even a Word Car trophy way, meaning that Alfa Romeo has succeeded in making a winner of the near future. splash in this segment. It’s powerful. looks the part, performs, excites, is Sami Haj-Assaad (Autoguide.com, Toronto Star) competitively priced and has exclusivity written all over it because Alfas tend to be built in comparatively low BMW X3 M40i volumes. True, the interior is a bit disappointing because it lacks character and has too few Alfa touches. But this fact shouldn’t detract from the overall package which could make the Giulia a genuine contender for World Car glory early next year. Mike Rutherford (Auto Express, BBC TV and radio) L.A. Test Drives photos by Yasuhiko Sato THE ROAD TO WORLD CAR TAKES MANY PATHS A promising sign BMW remembers what makes its vehicles JEEP COMPASS LIMITED special. In M40i trim, it’s more thrilling to drive than even some luxury SUVs with overt sporting intentions. Jeep’s new Compass fights in a hugely competitive sector that’s growing rapidly with some excellent competition. Its Altogether, an extremely competent luxury vehicle that off-road heritage and fine exterior style count hugely in its may very well be top of its class. favour, but the relatively lacklustre interior and average driving dynamics rather limit its appeal, giving it a tough Zac Estrada (Carscoops, Carfax) job against the best of its rivals. If Jeep is ruthless with its pricing it’ll win some buyers. HYUNDAI KONA Kyle Fortune (Car Enthusiast Editorial Agency) JEEP COMPASS TRAILHAWK There were only three Hyundai Konas in the United States last month: two on the maker’s stand at the LA auto show, and one in the driveway outside the World Car jurors’ hotel. On the path toward making its legendarily rugged and It was a rare opportunity to drive the all-new sub-compact capable offroaders equally appealing on-road, Jeep turned SUV, and even more valuable to bring Hyundai’s Brandon a very important corner with the Compass Trailhawk.
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