World Car of the Year 2025 finalists
The top 3 according to 112 votes from people: Kia EV3 · Hyundai Casper Electric / Inster · BMW X3. (Updated Mar 17, 2026.)
The ten finalists for the 2025 World Car of the Year, chosen by an international jury of motoring journalists. The compact electric Kia EV3 won, Kia's second title in a row, ahead of the BMW X3 and the Hyundai Inster.
Top 10
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1
Kia EV3
Winner of the 2025 World Car of the Year.
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2
Hyundai Casper Electric / Inster
One of the three finalists in the final round.
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3
BMW X3
One of the three finalists in the final round.
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4
Toyota Camry
One of the ten finalists.
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5
Suzuki Swift
One of the ten finalists.
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6
Audi A5 / S5
One of the ten finalists.
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7
Ford Mustang
One of the ten finalists.
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8
Toyota Land Cruiser / Land Cruiser 250
One of the ten finalists.
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9
Volkswagen Tiguan / Tayron
One of the ten finalists.
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10
Mini Cooper Electric
One of the ten finalists.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (3)
Hyundai Inster is so cute.
Suzuki Swift still in the finals, love it.
Kia EV3 winning was well deserved, great small EV.