Comments on: Our bet for COTY

By: Lucire: Insider» GM’s Opel Insignia is European Car of the Year

Lucire: Insider» GM’s Opel Insignia is European Car of the Year — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:55:23 +0000

[...] we are in danger of turning into a car blog. The Opel Insignia has won European Car of the Year, so I was wrong on my guess that a Ford would take the position. The Ford Fiesta lost by one point: 320 to the Opel’s 321. [...]

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:46:31 +0000

Oh well, then the Fiesta. Boy, that was a buggy post.
Robin, totally agreed on the Golf. But I don’t think it’ll be a big car like the C5 or Superb.

By: dillyjo

dillyjo — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:28:10 +0000

Its the Ford FIESTA which is in the COTY lineup the Ka is not in the list of finalists so kevin knows the ka cant win. He is pulling yuor leg, but he was good on the ChildrenInNeed programme the other night so I forgive him

By: Robin Capper

Robin Capper — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:11:15 +0000

I’d reserve judgment on the MiTo ’till seeing it “in the metal”. From the Fiat Group and Car mag shots it looks a bit odd, Micra’esque, from some angles.

Given the Golf is dull*, I think it will be the Megane or C5.

* Designed solely to make more money for VW, like a driver cares about that!

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:34:40 +0000

Thank you for your contribution, Kevin—may I ask whom you think could win? I always wonder about COTY because of the scoring system—hence cars like the Simca 1307 have managed to win in the past.

By: kevinb

kevinb — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:15:53 +0000

Although I love the look of the new ka, but IMO it won’t win European COTY. The journalists were kind to it at the press launch in Ibiza, but it didnt drive them wild with excitement in the way that (for example) the Fiat 500 did a year ago :-)

kevinb
myka.org

By: Jack Yan

Jack Yan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:47:44 +0000

Sorry, my mistake: you are absolutely right.

By: Robin Capper

Robin Capper — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:14:12 +0000

U’mm the Ka & 500 share platforms, the MiTo is based on the Grande Punto.