The 2027 edition of The Car of the Year, the 64th in its history, began its countdown on the last 9 January at the Brussels Auto Show with the election of the Mercedes-Benz CLA as the new King of Europe 2026. The German model beat its rivals in the final vote, winning the title of The Car of the Year with 320 votes.

For the first time in Car of the Year history, the final of the 7 candidates vying to win the 2026 Car of the Year award will be held in Spain, at the Castellolí circuit.

It’s official. We now have the list of the seven finalists for the 2026 edition. The 60 jury members, from 23 European countries, had to choose from 35 models those they consider most likely to win the continental award.

Europe has elected its new king. The Renault 5 (along with the Alpine A290) has become the Car Of The

The Kia EV6 has been proclaimed the Car of the Year 2022 with 279 points and 12 best votes at

A total of 30 models form the final list of candidates for Car of the Year 2020 award. All the