Award

Nissan Micra, Car of the Year

Even it it was assembled in Britain, Micra performed a big feat in Europe: to become the first Car of the Year designed in Japan; Primera had been second in 1991.

Volkswagen Golf, Car of the Year

A best-seller from its introduction in the ’70s, the Volkswagen Golf had been crucial to make the segment of compacts the gravity centre of European market.