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European Car of the Year 2027: All seven finalists are electric cars

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European Car of the Year 2027: All seven finalists are electric cars

If you ever needed proof that the EV transition is closing in on the point of ‘happened’ rather than ‘happening’, you need only look at the finalists for the prestigious 2027 European Car of the Year award. All seven finalists are full-battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

As a bit of background – the award is specifically intended as an independent selection of one winner (with two runners-up), judged as the most outstanding new car to go on sale in the 12 months before the date of the award. (There are no categories, sub-divisions or classes).

Judged by a broad panel of sixty-five senior motoring writers representing 25 countries across Europe and the UK, the award is run by a non-profit institution, independent of the motor industry.

Running since 1964, the first BEV to win Car of the Year was the Nissan Leaf back in 2011. 2022 was then the first time the top three positions were taken up by BEVs, and this year is the first time the full short-list of seven contenders contains nothing but BEVs. As such, it surely must be sending shivers down the spines of those manufacturers still focussing on internal combustion-based technology.

One sad fact though of this list is the four shown in yellow. Polo, probably) NOT coming to Australia. Worse still, last year’s winner (the Renault 5 E-Tech) is also definitely not coming here. In addition, whilst many larger cars were in the long-list, only one was judged to be of sufficient merit for short-listing: the Volvo EX60.


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