The World Car Awards jury is made up of 93 journalists from 28 countries. It decides on which cars are worthy of being called the best of the best. The evaluation criteria include value, safety, market significance, innovation and performance.
There are six awards being given, with Akio Toyoda already winning the World Car Person of the Year award. And for 2021, the Volkswagen ID.4 gets the most coveted accolade of World Car of the Year—joining the ranks of previous awardees like the Kia Telluride (2020), the Jaguar I-Pace (2019), the Volvo XC60 (2018) and the Jaguar F-Pace (2017).

WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Volkswagen ID.4 (798 points)
Runners-up:
- Honda e (742 points)
- Toyota Yaris (732 points)

WORLD URBAN CAR
Winner: Honda e (754 points)
Runners-up:
- Toyota Yaris (737 points)
- Honda Jazz/Fit (719 points)

WORLD LUXURY CAR
Winner: Mercedes-Benz S-Class (853 points)
Runners-up:
- Polestar 2 (815 points)
- Land Rover Defender (774 points)

WORLD PERFORMANCE CAR
Winner: Porsche 911 Turbo (822 points)
Runners-up:
- Audi RS Q8 (792 points)
- Toyota GR Yaris (773 points)

WORLD CAR DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Land Rover Defender (299 points)
Runners-up:
- Honda e (239 points)
- Mazda MX-30 (197 points)
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