Six cars will compete for the prize of AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe 2022.
The Dacia Spring, Hyundai Bayon, Renault Arkana, Skoda Fabia, Toyota Yaris Cross and Vauxhall Mokka-e will undergo final tests by 32 European jurors in the coming weeks – including your UK writer.
Two of the six – the Dacia Spring and Vauxhall Mokka-e – are pure electric cars, while the Renault Arkana and Toyota Yaris Cross are only available as hybrids.
The 2022 winner will succeed the AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe 2021, the Seat Leon. Its triumph was recently celebrated at a glittering gala in Barcelona.
“We will continue in our endeavour to offer to millions of car consumers the best assessment about the Best Buy Car in Europe,” said AUTOBEST founder and chairman Dan Vardie. “But also about the best people, companies and technologies we have in the industry today.”
Europe’s largest
The jury members hail from 32 different countries. This makes AUTOBEST the largest independent motoring jury in the world, according to the number of nations represented.
The awards follow a ‘one country, one juror’ policy.
Alongside the AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe award, eight other prizes are voted on: Manbest, Companybest, Ecobest, Designbest, Technobest, Safetybest, Smartbest and Sportbest.
Recently, car design legend Frank Stephenson has agreed to lead a new initiative, the AUTOBEST Think Tank.
“Through this, we will more deeply explore the future of mobility, giving to all the people better visibility and understanding of what is going to happen in the coming years,” said Mr Vardie.
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