European Car Of The Year 2008 Candidates Announced

We’re sure that most of you are aware of the European “Car Of The Year” award so we’ll just go straight ahead and give you the facts. COTY -yes, that does stand for Car Of The Year, announced the 32 candidates for the 2008 award which include cars like the Fiat 500, Ford Mondeo, Mazda2 and the Chrysler Sebring. Apart from the Chrysler Sebring which we added just for kicks, the other three models are the most serious candidates to win the trophy in our humble opinion. From these 32 vehicles, the jury which consists of 58 member journalist, representing 22 European countries, will pick out seven models for the final round in November. You can check out all 32 models right after the jump.

Via: Autoblog.nl , Source: COTY

• Audi A5/S5
• BMW X5
• Chrysler Sebring
• Citroën C-Crosser/Mitsubishi Outlander/Peugeot 4007
• Daihatsu Materia
• Dodge Nitro
• Fiat 500
• Fiat Bravo
• Ford Mondeo
• Honda CR-V
• Hyundai i30
• Jeep Patriot
• Jeep Wrangler
• Kia cee’d
• Land Rover Freelander 2
• Lexus LS460/600h
• Mazda2
• Mazda CX7
• Mercedes C-Class
• Nissan Qashqai
• Nissan X-Trail
• Opel Antara
• Peugeot 308
• Renault Laguna
• Renault Twingo II
• SsangYong Actyon
• Skoda Fabia
• Smart ForTwo
• Subaru Impreza
• Toyota Auris/Corolla
• Volkswagen Tiguan
• Volvo V70/XC70