The gathering of seven notable cars for the final voting produced a very close assessment, with no less than five cars receiving more than 200 points each. The small Panda got the same number of individual top positions than Volkswagen Golf, but the amount of second places was decisive, as it was for Mazda3 tie with Golf (see voting grid).

Everybody says Renault Mégane’s exterior style is very daring for a popular car. Almost half of Car of the Year jurors gave their top points to the French model, many of them quoting the unusual looks among its winning assets. Mazda 6, the other top contender, was first or second best for 30 out of 58 Jury members (see voting grid).