If you’re the sort who has thought winning the car of the year trophy in the automotive industry was nothing but a popularity contest, consider this.
A panel of 26 local automotive journalists have named South African Car of The Year finalists. They are, in alphabetical order:
- ALFA ROMEO GIULIA
- AUDI Q5
- BMW 5 SERIES
- KIA PICANTO
- LAND ROVER DISCOVERY
- PEUGEOT 3008
- PORSCHE PANAMERA
- SUZUKI IGNIS
- TOYOTA C-HR
- VOLVO S90
Preparations now continue for the COTY evaluation days that will be held in late January 2018. At these evaluation days – the most critical of which will be the scheduled procedures to be held at a dedicated testing facility – the COTY Jury will assess the cars independently, with routes and modules designed to test the vehicles in a similar way in which the average consumer would use them.
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