Mazda6 is a finalist in the prestigious ‘world design car of the year awards, beating competitors Renault, Land Rover and Volkswagen in the latest round of voting.
Aston Martin Vanquish and Jaguar F-Type join Mazda6 as finalists and the winner will be announced during a press conference on March 28 at the New York International Auto Show.
Launched in late 2012, Mazda6 was redesigned from the ground up, featuring Mazda’s much lauded ‘Kodo – soul of motion’ design language.
Mazda Australia’s national marketing manager, Alastair Doak, says: “Mazda6 is one of our most stylish and sophisticated cars ever, so for it to be a finalist in the 2013 ‘world design car of the year’ against the likes of Aston Martin and Jaguar, two manufacturers known for their style, is extremely pleasing.”
The world car of the year awards were inaugurated in 2003 to reflect the reality of the global marketplace as well as to recognise and reward automotive excellence on an international scale, and are intended to complement, not compete, with existing national and regional car of the year programs.
A jury of 66 top-level automotive journalists representing nearly every continent selects the finalists every year. Then a panel of design experts, which this year includes Masatsugu Arimoto (Japan), Silvia Baruffaldi (Italy), Gernot Bracht (Germany), Sam Livingstone (UK) and Tom Matano (United States), help choose the winner.
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