Porsche Taycan named World Car of the Year

30/4/2020

At this year’s World Car of the Year Awards 2020 (WCOTY), the Porsche Taycan has seen the checkered flag first in two categories: winning as World Luxury Car and World Performance Car of the Year. In the later award, it succeeded in a historic triple following the 911 and the 718 Spyder/Cayman GT4.

86 international motor journalists voted and assessed over 50 new cars. The winners were announced during live online conference by the WCOTY organisation.

Michael Steiner - Member of the Executive Board, Research and Development received the awards: “This double win in the categories World Performance Car and World Luxury Car underlines what we wanted to achieve when we developed the Taycan. We wanted to create a driver-focused, fully electric sports car that can take on any Performance Car. At the same time we focused on uncompromised everyday-usability and contemporary, digital luxury and comfort for four passengers. We are delighted that the WCOTY jury rewards these efforts.”

Long list of awards in the main markets

The vote for World Car of the Year continues a winning streak: the Porsche Taycan, along with the new 911, which was launched last year, has already won around 40 international prizes, predominantly in the main markets of Germany, USA, UK and China. For the Porsche Taycan, these include:

• Car of the Year: Top Gear magazine (UK)
• Game Changer of the Year: Top Gear magazine (UK)
• The China Green Car of the Year: Chinese Car of the Year (CCOTY) jury
• German Car of the Year: German Car of the Year (GCOTY) jury
• The Taycan was also awarded the innovation prize from Connect magazine (Germany).

Additionally, the Porsche 911 was a two-time winner in auto, motor und sport magazine (Germany) readers’ choice for Best Cars – once as a coupé, once as a cabriolet – and has also won the following awards:

• Auto Trophy: readers’ choice of the Auto Zeitung magazine (Germany)
• Best Performance Car of the Year: Auto Express magazine (UK)
• Best Driver’s Cars: Motor Trend magazine (USA)
• The China Performance Car of the Year: Chinese Car of the Year (CCOTY) jury

Speaking about the awards the new Porsche 911 has won, Blume said: “The 911 has kept us on the road to success for almost 60 years thanks to its distinctive design. When a child draws a picture of a sports car, it often resembles a 911. We have continuously and consistently developed its unique technical concept. With the engine in the back, the 911 has become an icon – as well as the benchmark that every sports car is measured against.”