FR-S/BRZ/86 Named to Final 4 (and 3) for World Car and Performance Car of the Year - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Hachiroku · 03-13-2013, 12:45 PM

AND NOW THERE ARE FOUR ...

Top Finalists Announced in All World Car Awards Categories

GENEVA - March 5, 2013 - For Immediate Release

At a press conference hosted by Bridgestone Corporation and the New York International Auto Show at the Geneva International Motor Show, the top finalists for the World Car of the Year, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year awards were announced today.

The overall winners in all categories will be declared at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

World Car of the Year

From an initial entry list of forty-two new vehicles from all over the world, then a short list of ten finalists, the top contenders for the overall 2013 World Car of the Year title have been revealed. "In the voting for this year's WCOTY award, we saw a very closely fought race which resulted in not three, but four finalists!" explained World Car Awards co-chair, Peter Lyon.

They are, in alphabetical order by manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Porsche Boxster / Cayman, the combined entry Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota 86 / GT 86, and the Volkswagen Golf.

This is the second consecutive year that Volkswagen is in the top three position and the fourth time since 2009. The Volkswagen UP! was the 2012 World Car of the Year.

To be eligible for the overall World Car award, the candidates must become available for sale on at least two continents during the period beginning January 1, 2012 and ending May 30, 2013.

Vehicles are selected and voted on by an international jury panel comprised of sixty-six top-level automotive journalists from twenty-three countries around the world. Each juror was appointed by the World Car Steering Committee on the basis of his or her expertise, experience, credibility, and influence. Each juror typically drives and evaluates new vehicles on a regular basis as part of their professional work. All hold significant stature within their own regions and countries.

World Performance Car

The top three finalists for the 2013 World Performance Car award are, in alphabetical order: the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Porsche Boxster / Cayman and the combined entry Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota 86 / GT 86.

This is the seventh time out of eight that Porsche has secured a top three position. The Porsche 911 won last's year's World Performance Car title. It is the second time for Ferrari. The Ferrari 458 Italia won the 2011 World Performance Car award.

While the winner of the overall World Car award must excel in a broad range of attributes, the World Performance Car award must demonstrate a specific and overt sports/performance orientation while satisfying the same availability criteria as for the overall World Car of the Year award.

Entrants may be chosen from that list of eligible vehicles, or they may be newly introduced variants that satisfy the same criteria, but are derived from existing rather than brand-new models. In all cases, they must have a minimum annual production rate of five-hundred (500) vehicles.

World Green Car

The World Green Car award is presented by Bridgestone Corporation (Japan). Ryoji Yamada, General Manager of Brand Management said, "We are very pleased and honoured to sponsor the 2013 World Green Car award. The environment is everyone's responsibility. And throughout our global family of companies, we take this responsibility very seriously. We believe it is our mission to serve society with superior quality... not just with eco-friendly products but also in the way we produce those products and the way in which we support our many communities with environ mentally-friendly activities such as wildlife habitats and our Lake Biwa initiative in Japan".

Due to the complexity of some of the 'green' technologies, five green experts were appointed by the World Car Steering Committee to extensively review all documentation and specs associated with each candidate. They then create a short-list of finalists for review by the sixty-six (66) jurors in their second round of voting in February. The five green experts were in alphabetical order: Phil Berg (USA - PopularMechanics.com),

Richard Bremner (U.K. - cleangreencars.co.uk), Claus-Peter Koeth (Germany - automobil-industrie.de), Tadashi Tateuchi (Japan – Japan Electric Vehicle Club) and John Voelcker (USA - GreenCarReports.com)

The sixty-six member jury chose the following top three finalists for the 2013 World Green Car award: the Renault Zoe, the Tesla Model S and the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid.

World Car Design of the Year

Cars eligible for the 2013 World Car Design of the Year award are taken from the list of World Car candidates or they may be included as a stand-alone entry provided the vehicle is introduced and available for sale in at least one major market during the period beginning January 1, 2012 and ending May 30th, 2013.

A design panel consisting of five highly respected world design experts was asked to first review each candidate, and then establish a short-list of recommendations for the jurors. The design experts were: Masatsugu Arimoto (Japan), Silvia Baruffaldi (Italy), Gernot Bracht (Germany), Sam Livingstone (UK) and Tom Matano (USA). Jurors then voted on the experts' recommendations.

The top three design finalists as chosen by the jurors are, in alphabetical order: the Aston Martin Vanquish, the Jaguar F-Type and the Mazda6. Aston Martin previously won the 2011 World Car Design of the Year award for the Aston Martin Rapide.

About the World Car Awards

Now in their ninth year, the annual World Car awards have become one of the world's most prestigious, credible and significant programs of its kind.

The awards were inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in January 2004, to reflect the reality of the global marketplace, as well as to recognize and reward automotive excellence on an international scale. The awards are intended to complement, not compete, with existing national and regional Car of the Year programs.

The awards are administered by a non-profit association, under the guidance of a Steering Committee of pre-eminent automotive journalists from Asia, Europe, and North America. Peter Lyon (Japan) and Matt Davis (Italy) are the co-chairs; John McCormick (USA), Jens Meiners (Germany), Mike Rutherford (U.K.), Eddie Alterman (USA), and Gerry Malloy (Canada) are the directors. There is no affiliation with, nor are the awards in any way influenced by any publication, auto show, automaker, or other commercial enterprise.

Prime Research International, a global leader in strategic communication research and consultancy is the World Car Awards' research partner. The company will provide strategic reports in 2013 that analyze our awards global automotive media coverage.

akuhei · 03-13-2013, 12:47 PM

Go Toyobaru Go!

PureSportsCars · 03-13-2013, 01:45 PM

When is the next cut?

Hachiroku · 03-13-2013, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PureSportsCars

When is the next cut?

No more cuts. Winner will be announced at NY auto show at the end of this month.

LeeMaster · 03-13-2013, 05:59 PM

World Performance Car
World Green Car
World Car Design of the Year

==============================================

Hmmmm, sounds like something my BRZ is catered to.... wait a minute!

switchlanez · 03-13-2013, 06:56 PM

In reference to @Hachiroku's thread about this from over a month ago, the prior list of competitors were:

The 2013 World Car of the Year will be selected from the following top ten cars listed in alphabetical order:
• Audi A3
• Land Rover Range Rover
• Mazda6
• Mazda CX5
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class
• Peugeot 208
• Porsche Boxster / Cayman
• Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86
• Volkswagen Golf
• Volvo V40

The 2013 World Performance Car will be chosen from one of these top ten finalists:
• Aston Martin Vanquish
• Audi RS 5
• BMW M6 Coupe / Convertible
• BMW M 135i
• Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
• Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster
• Porsche Boxster / Cayman
• Renault Clio Sport
• Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86

We've survived some stiff competition with the list now whittled down to:

The 2013 World Car of the Year will be selected from the following top ten cars listed in alphabetical order:
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class
• Porsche Boxster / Cayman
• Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86
• Volkswagen Golf

The 2013 World Performance Car will be chosen from one of these top ten finalists:
• Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
• Porsche Boxster / Cayman
• Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86
:happy0180:

Cjymiller · 03-13-2013, 07:55 PM

Bragging rights against my lady if we win! She said I wouldn't be happy with only two doors and I replied "because racecar".

ZetaVI · 03-13-2013, 08:29 PM

Awesome news. I predict the twins will get the World Performance Car award meanwhile the Boxster/Cayman will win World Car of the Year.

Retro86 · 03-13-2013, 08:32 PM

tough competition... bribe em

switchlanez · 03-13-2013, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZetaVI

Awesome news. I predict the twins will get the World Performance Car award meanwhile the Boxster/Cayman will win World Car of the Year.

I have it the other way. The Porsche has better performance figures to win World Performance COTY but didn't really revolutionize anything. The twins sort of started from scratch, carved its own niche, and delivered exactly what it set out to deliver whilst exceeding projected sales. Not sure the 3 other cars in the running can make the same claims for World COTY.

JETRED · 03-13-2013, 09:09 PM

This is fantastic! More prestige for the twins!!!

Porsche · 03-13-2013, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by switchlanez

and delivered exactly what it set out to deliver whilst exceeding projected sales.

Whilst?

Would our friend switchlanez be an Aussie or a Brit, then?

switchlanez · 03-13-2013, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Porsche

Whilst?

Would our friend switchlanez be an Aussie or a Brit, then?

Hah, must be the ghosts of my English teachers past haunting me. I'm Asian American and grew up in SoCal. :happy0180:

TRD_86 · 03-13-2013, 11:14 PM

great! so when is the only final 1 & 2 count down ?

03-13-2013, 12:45 PM	#1
Hachiroku Administrator Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: Boxster 986 Location: Tristate Posts: 1,160 Thanks: 36 Thanked 1,977 Times in 344 Posts Mentioned: 185 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	FR-S/BRZ/86 Named to Final 4 (and 3) for World Car and Performance Car of the Year AND NOW THERE ARE FOUR ... Top Finalists Announced in All World Car Awards Categories GENEVA - March 5, 2013 - For Immediate Release At a press conference hosted by Bridgestone Corporation and the New York International Auto Show at the Geneva International Motor Show, the top finalists for the World Car of the Year, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year awards were announced today. The overall winners in all categories will be declared at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, March 28, 2013. World Car of the Year From an initial entry list of forty-two new vehicles from all over the world, then a short list of ten finalists, the top contenders for the overall 2013 World Car of the Year title have been revealed. "In the voting for this year's WCOTY award, we saw a very closely fought race which resulted in not three, but four finalists!" explained World Car Awards co-chair, Peter Lyon. They are, in alphabetical order by manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Porsche Boxster / Cayman, the combined entry Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota 86 / GT 86, and the Volkswagen Golf. This is the second consecutive year that Volkswagen is in the top three position and the fourth time since 2009. The Volkswagen UP! was the 2012 World Car of the Year. To be eligible for the overall World Car award, the candidates must become available for sale on at least two continents during the period beginning January 1, 2012 and ending May 30, 2013. Vehicles are selected and voted on by an international jury panel comprised of sixty-six top-level automotive journalists from twenty-three countries around the world. Each juror was appointed by the World Car Steering Committee on the basis of his or her expertise, experience, credibility, and influence. Each juror typically drives and evaluates new vehicles on a regular basis as part of their professional work. All hold significant stature within their own regions and countries. World Performance Car The top three finalists for the 2013 World Performance Car award are, in alphabetical order: the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Porsche Boxster / Cayman and the combined entry Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota 86 / GT 86. This is the seventh time out of eight that Porsche has secured a top three position. The Porsche 911 won last's year's World Performance Car title. It is the second time for Ferrari. The Ferrari 458 Italia won the 2011 World Performance Car award. While the winner of the overall World Car award must excel in a broad range of attributes, the World Performance Car award must demonstrate a specific and overt sports/performance orientation while satisfying the same availability criteria as for the overall World Car of the Year award. Entrants may be chosen from that list of eligible vehicles, or they may be newly introduced variants that satisfy the same criteria, but are derived from existing rather than brand-new models. In all cases, they must have a minimum annual production rate of five-hundred (500) vehicles. World Green Car The World Green Car award is presented by Bridgestone Corporation (Japan). Ryoji Yamada, General Manager of Brand Management said, "We are very pleased and honoured to sponsor the 2013 World Green Car award. The environment is everyone's responsibility. And throughout our global family of companies, we take this responsibility very seriously. We believe it is our mission to serve society with superior quality... not just with eco-friendly products but also in the way we produce those products and the way in which we support our many communities with environ mentally-friendly activities such as wildlife habitats and our Lake Biwa initiative in Japan". Due to the complexity of some of the 'green' technologies, five green experts were appointed by the World Car Steering Committee to extensively review all documentation and specs associated with each candidate. They then create a short-list of finalists for review by the sixty-six (66) jurors in their second round of voting in February. The five green experts were in alphabetical order: Phil Berg (USA - PopularMechanics.com), Richard Bremner (U.K. - cleangreencars.co.uk), Claus-Peter Koeth (Germany - automobil-industrie.de), Tadashi Tateuchi (Japan – Japan Electric Vehicle Club) and John Voelcker (USA - GreenCarReports.com) The sixty-six member jury chose the following top three finalists for the 2013 World Green Car award: the Renault Zoe, the Tesla Model S and the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. World Car Design of the Year Cars eligible for the 2013 World Car Design of the Year award are taken from the list of World Car candidates or they may be included as a stand-alone entry provided the vehicle is introduced and available for sale in at least one major market during the period beginning January 1, 2012 and ending May 30th, 2013. A design panel consisting of five highly respected world design experts was asked to first review each candidate, and then establish a short-list of recommendations for the jurors. The design experts were: Masatsugu Arimoto (Japan), Silvia Baruffaldi (Italy), Gernot Bracht (Germany), Sam Livingstone (UK) and Tom Matano (USA). Jurors then voted on the experts' recommendations. The top three design finalists as chosen by the jurors are, in alphabetical order: the Aston Martin Vanquish, the Jaguar F-Type and the Mazda6. Aston Martin previously won the 2011 World Car Design of the Year award for the Aston Martin Rapide. About the World Car Awards Now in their ninth year, the annual World Car awards have become one of the world's most prestigious, credible and significant programs of its kind. The awards were inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in January 2004, to reflect the reality of the global marketplace, as well as to recognize and reward automotive excellence on an international scale. The awards are intended to complement, not compete, with existing national and regional Car of the Year programs. The awards are administered by a non-profit association, under the guidance of a Steering Committee of pre-eminent automotive journalists from Asia, Europe, and North America. Peter Lyon (Japan) and Matt Davis (Italy) are the co-chairs; John McCormick (USA), Jens Meiners (Germany), Mike Rutherford (U.K.), Eddie Alterman (USA), and Gerry Malloy (Canada) are the directors. There is no affiliation with, nor are the awards in any way influenced by any publication, auto show, automaker, or other commercial enterprise. Prime Research International, a global leader in strategic communication research and consultancy is the World Car Awards' research partner. The company will provide strategic reports in 2013 that analyze our awards global automotive media coverage.

03-13-2013, 12:47 PM	#2
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03-13-2013, 05:59 PM	#5
LeeMaster Red wine Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ(R.I.P) Location: Denied Posts: 1,176 Thanks: 1,268 Thanked 342 Times in 240 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	World Performance Car World Green Car World Car Design of the Year ============================================== Hmmmm, sounds like something my BRZ is catered to.... wait a minute! __________________

03-13-2013, 06:56 PM	#6
switchlanez Glorious BRZ Master Race Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: Subaru Libird Location: Race Wars Posts: 3,645 Thanks: 1,050 Thanked 2,719 Times in 1,079 Posts Mentioned: 110 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In reference to @Hachiroku's thread about this from over a month ago, the prior list of competitors were: The 2013 World Car of the Year will be selected from the following top ten cars listed in alphabetical order: • Audi A3 • Land Rover Range Rover • Mazda6 • Mazda CX5 • Mercedes-Benz A-Class • Peugeot 208 • Porsche Boxster / Cayman • Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86 • Volkswagen Golf • Volvo V40 The 2013 World Performance Car will be chosen from one of these top ten finalists: • Aston Martin Vanquish • Audi RS 5 • BMW M6 Coupe / Convertible • BMW M 135i • Ferrari F12 Berlinetta • Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG • Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster • Porsche Boxster / Cayman • Renault Clio Sport • Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86 We've survived some stiff competition with the list now whittled down to: The 2013 World Car of the Year will be selected from the following top ten cars listed in alphabetical order: • Mercedes-Benz A-Class • Porsche Boxster / Cayman • Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86 • Volkswagen Golf The 2013 World Performance Car will be chosen from one of these top ten finalists: • Ferrari F12 Berlinetta • Porsche Boxster / Cayman • Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86 :happy0180: __________________ << BUILD THREAD >>

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