ROME – Times change. And how. Land Rover Defender today has redefined the sense of adventure today. Many experts in the sector in the light of the epochal change, which after 70 years combines the pioneering spirit with unprecedented technologies, did not remain indifferent. Women especially. The Women’s World Car of the Year – the only international award with an exclusively female sector jury – voted it the best car in the world for 2021.
“The legend has renewed itself. Land Rover Defender is no longer just the SUV to cross the Amazon or go to the desert – commented Marta García, president of the Women’s World Car of the Year – today invites you to travel by road with the same comfort as a luxury sedan. Also for this reason, for its technologies and its performances, it was elected best car of the year by WWCOTY: the only jury in the world composed entirely of sector journalists. An award that I hope will give it enormous value: our decisions represent the satisfaction and preferences of millions of female drivers around the world ”.
The car, fresh from a three-round vote, in which various aspects were taken into consideration – from value for money to performance – first also earned the title of best midsize SUV. To all intents and purposes, Land Rover Defender today is therefore a model for adventure lovers, but not only.
“New Defender harmonizes, in a truly unique result, an unmistakable silhouette and cutting-edge technology, which are expressed through a design that respects its tradition and enhances the capabilities of the Land Rover brand – said Nick Collins, Executive Director Vehicle. Jaguar Land Rover Programs -. The award won is an honorable recognition for the whole team and a worthy reward for the hard work done in creating this new model: Defender has already won over 50 awards worldwide and this confirms that our futuristic vision of the car was that right. The end result is a 4 × 4 family that lives up to the Defender name, also characterized by robust commercial models, efficient plug-in hybrid engines and a new and powerful V8 version ”.
Land Rover Defender, as mentioned, wins the award on the third ballot. In the first round, the WWCOTY jury nominated the models launched during the year. In the second round the jurors chose only the best in each category, in relation to the rivals in the same segment. Peugeot 208 (Best Urban Car) wins here; Skoda Octavia (Best Family Car); Lexus LC 500 Cabrio (Best Luxury Car); Ferrari F8 Spider (Best Performance Car); Peugeot 2008 (Best Urban SUV); Land Rover Defender (Best Medium SUV); Kia Sorento (Best Large SUV); Ford F-150 (Best 4×4 & Pick-Up); Honda and (Best EV).
On the third round of voting, the most difficult round, the best vehicles chosen from the categories challenged each other. On the podium goes Land Rover Defender, and the medium SUV segment.
All awards were awarded by the president in conjunction with March 8: International Women’s Rights Day. “Obviously the objective of the awards is to choose the best cars of the year: not” women’s cars “- explains Marta Garcia – because such a thing does not exist. The vehicles are chosen according to the principles that guide all drivers. , including quality, price,
design, driving dynamics and environmental impact. “The award, when it was born, had a very specific intent: to strengthen the concept of gender equality in the sector. To date, the group is made up of 50 automotive journalists from 38 countries on five continents.
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