The competition was first held in 1964 when it was won by Rover’s innovative 2000, but with the exception of cars like the Rover 3500 , Porsche 928 and Citroen XM the cost-conscious European judges have normally favoured affordable, mainstream vehicles. This isn’t the first time an electric car has been awarded the ECOTY gong, though., Jaguar I-Pace and Kia EV6 have all come out ahead of combustion cars in the last dozen years.
The jury of professional motoring journalists from across the continent is usually a 61-strong panel, but four Russian judges were forced to sit out this year’s event in response to their country’s invasion of Ukraine. Each of the , but they must share them between at least five cars and not give more than 10 points to any single vehicle.The Avenger is based on the same Stellantis platform as the Peugeot 2008 and Opel Mokka, and is currently only available as an EV, though a 1.2-liter, three-cylinder combustion version will be added soon. But being designed specifically with Europe in mind, the tiny 160.5-in SUV won’t be coming to the U.S.
Not as good as the RangeRover models coming out. But better then the Blazer, the Blazer has a roof down angle I am not to keen of.
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