The finalists for the Car of the Year 2025 award

The Alfa Romeo Junior is also on the list of seven cars competing for the Car of the Year 2025 award.

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By: Massimo Grassi

Nov 16, 2024 at 3:13am ET

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After the shortlist of all the contenders, here are the seven finalists who will compete for the Car of the Year 2025 award, to be presented on 10 January at the Brussels Motor Show.

This group also includes the Alfa Romeo Junior, the Biscione's small SUV available in electric and mild hybrid versions. This highly-anticipated model will face six competitors for the title of Car of the Year 2025.

Car of the Year 2025, the finalists

Here, in strict alphabetical order, are the 7 finalists for the Car of the Year 2025 award. They were selected after a selection process that left out 35 cars:

Alfa Romeo Junior

Dacia Duster 2024

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As you can see, electrics are now taking the lead, with five models powered solely or supplementally by battery-powered powertrains. The only exceptions are the Cupra Terramar and the new Dacia Duster, both of which are also available with electrified systems. The two SUVs are also the largest in the group, and are made up mainly of models from the A or B segments. The Renault 5 and the Alpine A290 are also on offer at the same time, but are considered to be one and the same model.

Cupra Terramar

Hyundai Inster

Votes for Car of the Year 2025

With the list of seven finalists now complete, we enter the 'hot' phase, which will see the 61 jurors carry out in-depth tests of all the models, then vote, with 25 points available to be divided between each car, with the obligation to vote for at least five of them, without giving more than 10 points to each candidate.