2016 Middle East Car of the Year winners
The 2016 Middle East Car Of the Year (MECOTY) awards ceremony was held last week with the results being announced during the reborn 2016 Abu Dhabi Motor Show and Custom Show Emirates that are running concurrently in Abu Dhabi. The final winners were decided by totalling the scores of a jury panel from 12 different publications around the Middle East, including DriveArabia.com’s tiny contribution. Individual awards were given to cars according to their categories, with the main 2016 Middle East Car Of The Year award going to the Volvo XC90, and the winner by public voting being the Audi Q7.
Here’s an exhaustive list of all the categories and winners:
Best Small Sedan: Hyundai Elantra
Best Midsize Sedan: Toyota Camry
Best Large Sedan: Nissan Maxima
Best Large Performance Sedan: Cadillac CTS-V
Best Midsize Executive Sedan: Jaguar XF
Best Large Luxury Sedan: BMW 7-Series
Best Small SUV: Kia Sportage
Best Small Premium SUV: Lexus RX 350
Best Midsize SUV: Ford Explorer
Best Large SUV: Nissan Patrol
Best Midsize Premium SUV: Volvo XC90
Best Premium Performance SUV: Mercedes-Benz GLE63 AMG Coupe
Best Large Premium SUV: Range Rover SV Autobiography
Family MPV: Honda Odyssey J
Best Midsize Truck: Toyota Hilux
Best Hatchback: Mazda 2
Best Performance Hatchback: Audi RS3
Best Compact Sports Convertible: Mazda MX-5
Best Compact Premium Convertible: Volkswagen Beetle
Best Premium Performance Coupe: Mclaren 570S
Best Premium Performance Convertible: Ferrari 488 Spider
Best Premium Luxury Convertible: Rolls Royce Dawn
King of the Desert: Nissan Patrol
Public Car of the Year: Audi Q7
Jury Car of the Year: Volvo XC90
Comments
Ironman
10 Awards for SUVs alone.. & not one claimed by a Toyota 🙂
.. but whyyyy????
Ironman
& who voted for King of the desert? Y62, Y61? Surely by a judging panel whose visit to the desert would’ve only been during vehicle launches?
Not criticizing the Patrol, great vehicle and offroader but there are superior dune bashers in the market which should’ve won that Title
abdullah
Kia Sorento won Public Car of the Year 2015…same league with Q7 now.
VIN
Nissan maxima large sedan !! But it is so small !! And ford explorer ?
Asem
Best Large Luxury Sedan is not a S Class !
Arun
My Kia Sportage won
Riyaz
XC90 well deserved though it’s not so popular in this market, apparently.
PJ
Volvo cars needs more recognition in my opinion, very underrated. They offer a great lineup of cars.
FaYsaL
accord?
Farhan
Best Newcomer of the Year: Chery Tiggo 3
babbu
u cant mess with a PATROL ❤️