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2025 World Car Finals: Brembo Announces Top Three Finalists Ahead Of New York Auto Show
The World Car Awards, powered by Brembo, have announced the top three finalists in six categories. The winners will be revealed on April 16 at the New York International Auto Show. This event is part of the show's opening media breakfast. KPMG has verified today's voting results, which were determined by a jury of 96 international automotive journalists from 30 countries.
Daniele Schillaci, Brembo's CEO, expressed pride in supporting these awards. "We are honored to celebrate the finalists of the prestigious World Car of The Year Awards," Schillaci stated. "These awards recognise the best cars in the world, setting new benchmarks in technology, performance and design. Your outstanding achievements exemplify the pursuit of excellence that drives the entire automotive industry forward. At Brembo, we are proud to support an accolade that honours such innovation, and we extend our best wishes to all participants as we eagerly anticipate the winner’s announcement."
The finalists for World Car of the Year include BMW X3, Hyundai Inster / Casper Electric, and Kia EV3. In the World Electric Vehicle category, Hyundai Inster / Casper Electric, Kia EV3, and Porsche Macan Electric are contenders. For World Luxury Car, Porsche Macan, Porsche Panamera, and Volvo EX90 made it to the top three.
In other categories, BMW M5, Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, and Porsche Taycan Turbo GT are vying for World Performance Car. The World Urban Car finalists are BYD Seagull / Dolphin Mini, Hyundai Inster / Casper Electric, and Mini Cooper Electric. Lastly, Kia EV3, Toyota Land Cruiser / Land Cruiser 250, and Volkswagen ID. Buzz are competing for World Car Design.
A panel of five global design experts evaluated each candidate's design before recommending a shortlist for jurors' final votes. These experts include Anja Bracht from Germany's Pforzheim University and Gert Hildebrand from Hildebrand-Design in Germany. Tom Matano from USA's Academy of Art University also participated alongside Victor Nacif from Brojure.com and Shiro Nakamura from Japan's Shiro Nakamura Design Associates Inc.
The New York International Auto Show will host the announcement of winners on April 16. This year marks two decades of collaboration between the show and World Car Awards. Mark Schienberg, president of NYIAS said: "As the New York Auto Show marks an incredible 125 years, we’re thrilled to kick off the celebration with one of the industry's most prestigious honours – the World Car Awards! Winning this award, judged by 96 of the world’s top automotive journalists is a true triumph and the perfect way to launch North America’s first and most-attended auto show."
Journey to Recognition
The Road to the World Car Awards is an annual journey where jurors test-drive eligible vehicles throughout awards season. Their experiences are shared virtually on World Car TV through reviews and commentary on vehicles across six categories.
This program relies on support from partners like AITASTIC Research & Consult and KPMG among others. The journey began on September 30 last year and concludes at this year's New York International Auto Show.
About World Car Awards
The mission behind these awards is recognising excellence within a rapidly evolving automotive industry globally through testing new or redesigned vehicles available across multiple continents annually since its inception in 2004.
The awards complement existing national programs without competing against them while maintaining their status as leading global recognition for twelve consecutive years based on media reach analysis worldwide markets since being established back in January '04 after initial inauguration during '03 itself!
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