Volkswagen ID.4 Bags the 2021 World Car of the Year Award
The categories include urban, design, performance, and luxury
The Volkswagen ID.4 Electric car just bagged the 2021 World Car of the year award. The first car to win this award was Audi A6, back in 2005. Ever since that time, the annual award ceremony nominates several cars in various categories.
The categories include urban, design, performance, and luxury. Along with that, there is one overall winner that surpasses all other cars in the aforementioned categories. For some, it might be surprising that the Volkswagen ID.4 has bagged the annual award for 2021.
The Volkswagen ID.4
According to some people, the Volkswagen ID.4 is a true revolution. This car blends together electric power into a totally family-friendly SUV. Though, it might take a while for this car to show up in Australia, as Volkswagen is prioritizing countries where the emission reduction targets are rather strict.
In this regard, a Volkswagen Australia representative dubbed the Volkswagen ID.4 car as “the ideal vehicle to commence the brand’s zero-emission roll out in Australia”.
He also further added, “Volkswagen has no choice but to prioritize markets that have significant financial penalties for not achieving (vehicle emissions) targets.”
Apart from the Volkswagen ID.4, some other cars won in different categories too. For instance, the Honda E electric car won in the World Urban Car category. At the same time, the Land Rover Defender 4WD won in the “World Car Design of the Year” category. On the other hand, the Porsche 911 Turbo and Mercedes Benz S-class limo won in the “World Performance Car” and “World Luxury Car” categories, respectively.
Though, this is not the first time a Volkswagen car has bagged the award. The carmaker has won this award 4 times already, so, this happened to be the 5th win. Along with that, this is the third electric vehicle ever to win in the overall category.
Previously, the Nissan Leaf and Jaguar I-Pace won in 2015 and 2019, respectively. According to the company, the Volkswagen ID.4 car will first be sold in the US, China, and Europe markets. After that, the carmaker will consider introducing it in other regions.
In other news, Audi also pushing hard on its development in the electric cars market, with the Audi A6 E-Tron being planned for 2022.
World Car of the Year awards
2021
Volkswagen ID.4 – World Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz S-Class – World Luxury Car
Porsche 911 Turbo – World Performance Car
Honda E – World Urban Car
Land Rover Defender – World Car Design of the Year
2020
Kia Telluride – World Car of the Year
Porsche Taycan – World Luxury Car
Porsche Taycan – World Performance Car
Kia Soul EV – World Urban Car
Mazda3 – World Car Design of the Year
2019
Jaguar I-PACE – World Car of the Year
Audi A7 – World Luxury Car
McLaren 720S – World Performance Car
Jaguar I-PACE – World Green Car
World Urban Car – Suzuki Jimny
Jaguar I-PACE – World Car Design of the Year
2018
Volvo XC60 – World Car of the Year
Audi A8 – World Luxury Car
BMW M5 – World Performance Car
Nissan LEAF – World Green Car
Volkswagen Polo – World Urban Car
Range Rover Velar – World Car Design of the Year
2017
Jaguar F-PACE – World Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz E-Class – World Luxury Car
Porsche Boxster Cayman – World Performance Car
Toyota Prius Prime – World Green Car
BMW i3 – World Urban Car
Jaguar F-PACE – World Car Design of the Year
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