Today at the Geneva Motor Show, Peugeot 308 officially crowned Car of the Year by 22 journalists representing 21 European countries. With 307 points, a compact car from France it managed to be runners up upnya, BMW i3.
At first glance, it seems that affordability and practicality more chosen rather than innovation, because even the winners of various awards, Tesla's Model S can only secure the 216 points (7 points under i3) which led him to be satisfied are in third position. List of other finalists also include the Citroen C4 Picasso recently, Mazda3, Skoda Octavia and last Mercedes S-Class
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Peugeot has not been able to secure the title "Car of the Year" the coveted since the 307 took it in 2002. However, their achievements in Geneva is also supported by a relatively good reviews and 55,000 orders received to date.
2014 COTY finalists:
-Peugeot 308-316 Points
BMW-i3-223 Points
-Tesla's Model S – 216 Points
-Citroen C4 Picasso-184 Points
-Mazda3-180 Points
-Skoda Octavia-172 Points
-Mercedes-Benz S-Class-170 Points