The World Car Year winners were declared during the 2013 New York Auto Show. Among the prominent winners are the Jaguar F-Type for design, the seventh generation Golf as car of the year, Tesla Model S as World Green Car of the Year and the Porsche Cayman/Boxster as the World Performance car of the Year.
The F-Type sportscar was unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show and is the spiritual successor to the legendary E-Type – and the first Leaping Cat in this segment, in 50 years. Commenting on the success, Ian Callum, director of design, Jaguar, said: "No design project has given me greater pleasure than the creation of the F-TYPE. It's a project I've looked forward to from the moment I joined Jaguar, and it's one that's given my team and I great satisfaction. The F-TYPE is a sports car that is true to Jaguar's design values – beauty of line and purity of form – and I'm honoured that the World Car of the Year Design jury has recognised our work with this award."
This is the second consecutive year that Volkswagen has won the prestigious World Car of the Year title and the fourth time since 2009. The seventh generation Golf was unveiled in September last year during an event in Germany.
The Tesla Model S has been chosen as World Green car of the year. The initial entry list saw twenty-one new vehicles from all over the world. This was then a shortened down to ten vehicles. The third round saw three finalists fight it out for top honours; the Tesla Model S, the Renault Zoe and the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid from which the Tesla emerged victorious.
Finally, the Porsche Boxster / Cayman was declared the 2013 World Performance Car. This is the second consecutive year that Porsche has won the prestigious World Performance Car title and the third overall. The Porsche 911 won last year’s award and the Porsche Cayman won the inaugural World Performance Car award in 2006.
Commenting on their success, “To be chosen as the winner of the World Performance Car by this global jury is extremely rewarding,” said Detlev von Platen, president and CEO of Porsche Cars North America.”
