The sixth-generation Subaru Forester is the winner of the general 2025-2026 Japan Automotive of the 12 months (JCOTY) award after securing 1149 factors from a panel of judges. The SUV confronted closed competitors from the reborn Honda Prelude which needed to accept second place with 1,076 factors, whereas the Toyota Crown Property accomplished the rostrum with 654 factors.
The Forester is already on sale in Malaysia since late October this 12 monthsthough we solely get the SUV with a standard naturally-aspirated powertrain. In Japan, the Forester can be provided with the model’s ‘Robust Hybrid’ system.
Different fashions among the many high ten finalists embody the third-generation Nissan Leaf (622 factors), Volkswagen ID.Buzz (578 factors), Hyundai Inster (477 factors), second-generation BMW 2 Collection Gran Coupe (416 factors), third-generation Peugeot 3008 (393 factors), Suzuki eVitara (357 factors) and seventh-generation Daihatsu Transfer (338 factors).
Whereas the ID.Buzz missed out on the highest prize, the electrical van did safe two awards of its personal, together with Japan Import Automotive of the 12 months and Design Automotive of the 12 months. The latter noticed finalists such because the 3008, Prelude, Inster, Cadillac Lyric, Leaf, World Sealion 7Crown Property, Alfa Romeo Junior and it is Vitara.
One other winner within the forty sixth version of the awards is the 992.2-generation Porsche 911 GTSwith the automotive’s T-Hybrid system impressing judges with its skill to raise efficiency with electrification, however with out compromising driving attraction – we lauded the automotive too. The 911 GTS fended off the Leaf, Prelude, Forester, Lyric, Audi A6 e-tron, Honda N-One e:Sealion 7, Mercedes-AMG GT and eVitara to assert its prize.
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