[spoonful]

Despite still not seeing the inside of a showroom the RC has been nominated for European Car of the Year...

Lexus RC & Lexus NX Nominated for European Car of the Year | Lexus Enthusiast

 

[Lex Luther]

I find it so strange that cars get nominated for these awards before they are even released. It would make so much more sense if they at least waited until the cars were released and some reviews were out. I think that doing the nominating like this makes the award less believable.

 

[soarer]

lexus deserved to be on that list, good to see they are.
now to see if they make it further, which i hope they do.

 

[Odetta]

Not sure about the NX taking the win but the RC definitely has a better chance.

 

[soarer]

depending on how they're judging cars it could make chances for both lexus models even

 

[Lex Luther]

Not much info out there about how they judge the vehicles. Some more info on that would be cool. Either some interviews with jury members or a criteria or something.

 

[soarer]

Not much info out there about how they judge the vehicles. Some more info on that would be cool. Either some interviews with jury members or a criteria or something.

seems like it would be hard information to come by

maybe some auto journalist would know.

 

[Lex Luther]

All right. I looked it up and here is what the prize is decided on.

Eligible cars are new models released in the twelve months prior to the award. The cars must be available in at least 5 European countries.

Nominees are judged on the following criteria: design, comfort, safety, economy, handling, performance, functionality, environmental requirements, driver satisfaction and price. Innovation and value are also factors.

Seven cars make the shortlist on a simple vote and then the final round of voting sees each jury member with 25 points to distribute among the finalists. Those points must be divided between at least 5 cars with no more than ten to any one car. Apparently every jury member provides justification for their vote distribution.

So there you have it. I'm glad that there is published justifications. That provides more legitimacy.

 

[soarer]

That sure does help a lot and gives us a better idea of how they're going about this, it will help with making the winner/winners make more sense.