C-Class wins World Car of the Year

Mercedes-Benz has taken top honours in the 2015 World Car of the Year awards.

Mercedes-Benz has taken top honours in the 2015 World Car of the Year awards.

Published Apr 7, 2015

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New York - The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which narrowly lost out to the Porsche Macan in this year's Wesbank SAGMJ South African Car of the Year competition, has won the World Car of the Year award.

Mercedes-Benz also took top honours in the World Luxury Car and Performance Car categories with the S-Class Coupé and AMG GT respectively, while the Citroën C4 scooped the design award and the BMW i8 was deemed the best 'green' car.

On why the C-Class took overall honours, the World Car Awards statement explained it like this: "Taking its design and technological cues from the S-Class, the C-Class employs an all-new aluminium/steel hybrid platform and updated rear-drive powertrains that delivers levels of refinement, luxury, safety, ride and handling that challenge best-in-class."

The finalists for the competition are selected by and voted on by 75 'top-level' motoring journalists from around the globe and the ballots are tabulated by KPMG.

2015 CATEGORY WINNERS

World Luxury Car

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé

World Performance Car

Mercedes-AMG GT

World Car Design of the Year

Citroën C4 Cactus

World Green Car

BMW i8

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2014: Audi A3

2013: Volkswagen Golf

2012: Volkswagen Up

2011: Nissan Leaf

2010: Volkswagen Polo

2009: Volkswagen Golf

2008: Mazda2

2007: Lexus LS460

2006: BMW 3 Series

2005: Audi A6

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