Car of the Year 2012 (predictions)

captainbirdseye

I'm going with the Porsche Boxster S.

cjmcork

Octavia

captainbirdseye

cjmcork wrote: »

Octavia

Be Specific! VRS TDI?

cjmcork

it was a joke

captainbirdseye

But I love the VRS...

ShadowHearth

It will be some rubbish on wheels like juke etc.

bazz26

The Octavia is an almost 9 year old design. It didn't get it back then so the same model is hardly going to get it now.

ShadowHearth

OSI wrote: »

It'll be a Renault or a Nissan. And given the current "trend" for electric cars being "cool" it'll be one of their EV's, so the Leaf or Zoe or equivalent.

Good thinking batman!

Leaf could be a runner alright!

spank_inferno

looks like that one is already decided.

http://www.caroftheyear.org/

It was the GM Volt / Ampera

There is a lot of interesting candidates for the 2013 gong

Tea 1000

Only car for the award in my opinion: Toyota GT86.
Subaru isn't due out till next year, so that can have the 2014 award!

Mister Jingles

Something from Kia or Hyundia me thinks.

cadaliac

OSI wrote: »

It'll be a Renault or a Nissan. And given the current "trend" for electric cars being "cool" it'll be one of their EV's, so the Leaf or Zoe or equivalent.

Its going to be politically driven (pardon the pun)

Thatnastyboy

For sports cars,

Id love to see the GT86 take the accolade,

simply for the fact that it might boost sales and then I can buy a nice clean used one in a few years and blow the rest of my salary on 225-45r17's

captainbirdseye

You'd want to up the power if you're using extra rubber...
The point of the skinny prius tyres is to let the back move around a little. Why would you want to deny yourself such joy?

dr.fuzzenstein

Opel Ampera ticks all the boxes.
"Modren" looking, but not too aggressive or threatening to appeal to the family market, not too fast, appealing to the anti speed lobby, nice and green, perfect for the "Cars Are Evil" brigade, certainly safe and kind to pedestrians when you run them over, etc...

Thatnastyboy

captainbirdseye wrote: »

You'd want to up the power if you're using extra rubber...
The point of the skinny prius tyres is to let the back move around a little. Why would you want to deny yourself such joy?

Twas more of a way of saying I want to drive the pudding out of one to be honest, I haven't done too much research into the tire specs, it was a blatant presumption, and Im sure it would well able to light them up either way. ( or could stick a set of ditchfinders on it to be sure to be sure :pac: )

Leonard Hofstadter

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Opel Ampera ticks all the boxes.
"Modren" looking, but not too aggressive or threatening to appeal to the family market, not too fast, appealing to the anti speed lobby, nice and green, perfect for the "Cars Are Evil" brigade, certainly safe and kind to pedestrians when you run them over, etc...

Except for the fact that it is last year's winner, and is therefore not on this year's list!

Of the candidates for 2013, I'd say it will either by the Prius Plug-in, the Prius Plus, or else the Volvo V60 Plug-in, although the Smart ED could be a runner if it is especially 'green'.

opti0nal

cadaliac wrote: »

Its going to be politically driven (pardon the pun)

Who votes for the car and do the rules exclude expenses-paid trips to nice places to drive the cars?

dr.fuzzenstein

captainspeed wrote: »

Except for the fact that it is last year's winner, and is therefore not on this year's list!

Of the candidates for 2013, I'd say it will either by the Prius Plug-in, the Prius Plus, or else the Volvo V60 Plug-in, although the Smart ED could be a runner if it is especially 'green'.

Goes to show how much attention car of the year garners. So much it completely passes me by every year.:D

ValerieR

The Leaf was car of the year in 2011 apparently.
My bets are on the i30/i40 for the next one.

Jimbob 83

Whatever wins it it won't effect me as i t's more than likely something i wouldn't be seen dead in

colm_mcm

Isn't it car of the year 2013 we're talking about?

colm_mcm

Grabbed these off google, are these the nominations?



Audi A3 Geneva 2012
BMW 3-series Detroit 2012
Chevrolet Malibu Shanghai 2011
Dacia Lodgy Geneva 2012
Fiat 500L Geneva 2012
Ford B-MAX Geneva 2012
Ford Kuga Detroit 2012
Honda CR-V Los Angeles 2011
Hyundai i30 Frankfurt 2011
Hyundai ix45 New York 2012
Kia Ceed Geneva 2012
Kia Optima Paris 2010
Lancia Thema Geneva 2011
Lexus GS Los Angeles 2011
Mazda 6 Paris 2012
Mercedes-Benz A-series Geneva 2012
Mercedes-Benz SL Detroit 2012
Mitsubishi "Mirage" Tokyo 2011
Mitsubishi Outlander Geneva 2012
Nissan Pathfinder Paris 2012
Opel Junior Paris 2012
Opel Mokka Geneva 2012
Peugeot 208 Geneva 2012
Porsche Boxster Geneva 2012
Renault Clio Paris 2012
Renault ZOE Geneva 2012
Seat Toledo Geneva 2012
Seat Leon Paris 2012
Skoda Rapid Paris 2012
Subaru XV Frankfurt 2011
Subaru Impreza New York 2011
Suzuki Grand Vitara Paris 2012
Toyota Auris Paris 2012
Toyota FT-86/Subaru BRX Tokyo 2011
Volkswagen Golf Paris 2012
Volkswagen CC Los Angeles 2011
Volvo V40 Geneva 2012

af_thefragile

I'ld give it to either the Boxster or the GT-86.

They're the two of the best cars released this year!

The Boxster firstly managed to get out of the "girls cars" category and looks and drives amazing.

The GT-86 is the car we've all been waiting for a long time. Finally an affordable couple which looks great and is an absolute hoot to drive!

Leonard Hofstadter

Yeah I'd love to see the GT86 get it as well, but let's face it, it's always a boring dull box on wheels that wins.

Of the mainstream cars, I'd like to see the 3 series, by all accounts it's a brilliant car, although I note that What Car? are saying that standard models do not drive the way a BMW should. The new Volvo V40 looks like it could be a great car as well.