Porsche Taycan Takes Two Major 2020 World Car Awards
Porsche’s first production electric vehicle wins in ‘World Luxury Car’ and ‘World Performance Car’ categories.
The road to the World Car Awards concluded this week with the declaration of the Porsche Taycan as a winner in both the “World Luxury Car” and “World Performance Car” categories. And in adherence to world events, the producers of the prestigious World Car Awards are revealing this year’s winners via digital media.
This is the sixth win for Porsche AG in the “World Performance Car” category having previously won the class in 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2006. It is the first win for Porsche AG in the “World Luxury Car” category.
“The Porsche Taycan was designed with a clear purpose: To show that an electric car could provide the performance, driving pleasure and everyday comfort and usability that characterizes every Porsche,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of Porsche’s Executive Board. “We are very proud that the international jury of the World Car Awards believes that we have succeeded.”
Vehicles were selected and voted on by an international jury panel comprising 86 prominent automotive journalists from 24 countries around the world. Each juror was appointed by the World Car Steering Committee on the basis of his or her expertise, experience, credibility, and influence. An international accounting firm tabulated the jurors’ ballots.
There were several stops along the road for the 2020 program, including one in Los Angeles in November for the sixth annual “L.A. Test Drives” event.
Then, the World Car Finals were launched live in New Delhi, India, from the Delhi auto show on February 5, when the Top 10 and Top Five finalists in five World Car Awards categories were announced. The World Car Finals continued with the announcement of the Top Three in the World finalists on March 3.
This year marks the 15th year of the World Car Awards partnership with the New York International Auto Show. The show has been rescheduled to August 28 through September 6. The World Car Awards will launch its 2021 program at this time instead of in Paris. The launch will include a preliminary list of eligible vehicles for the 2021 season.
The Global Trends Report, produced annually by Cision Insights and Autoneum, is scheduled to be released later this year in lieu of the usual presentation during the media breakfast at the New York International Auto Show. The report is the culmination of research and insights across the past six months.
“Delighting car makers all around the world with our products is what we are constantly striving for,” said Matthias Holzammer, Autoneum’s CEO. “It is thus a great sign of recognition that the majority of the top three award finalists are counting on our expertise and innovativeness in acoustic and thermal management.”