Women's World Car of the Year jury names winners in 6 vehicle categories

MANILA: The Women's World Car of the Year (WWCOTY) jury has named the winners in each of this year’s six categories. 

"These vehicles represent excellence in their segments based on safety, driving, comfort, technology, design, efficiency, impact on the environment and value for money," stated in a release. 

The Peugeot 308 compact hatchback took the Urban Model of the year plum, while the Kia Sportage compact SUV was named the best Family SUV. 

As for the Large SUV and Large Car of Year awards, these went to fully electric vehicles BMW iX and Ford Mustang Mach-E, respectively. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe hybrid SUV bagged the 4x4 of Year title. 

The Audi e-tron GT was awarded the Performance Car of the Year accolade. 

WWCOTY jurors will now choose the Best Car of the Year from the six category winners. The results will be announced around March 8 to coincide with the International Women's Day. 

The 2022 WWCOTY is in its 12th year. The WWCOTY team is composed of 56 motoring journalists from 40 countries spanning five continents. It is the only jury in the automotive industry comprised exclusively of women.

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