Jeep Avenger wins the "Car of the Year" award for 2023

2023-01-19 18:24:34Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Jeep Avenger wins the "Car of the Year" award for 2023
Jeep Avenger

Jeep's smallest, the Avenger, is the 2023 Car of the Year.

The prize was awarded by a jury of specialized European journalists. Avenger is produced in Europe, in Poland, in Tychy.

VW ID.Buzz ranks second, among the 7 finalists, with 87 points less, while Nissan Ariya, third, with 211 points.

Outside of the first places we find Kia Niro (200 points), Renault Austral (163 points), Peugeot 408 (149 points) and the electric twins, Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra (133 points).

Avenger, Jeep's first electric model

The Avenger is Jeep's first electric model. Presented at the Paris Salon, it represents a strategic model for Jeep, as it is not only the first with a battery, but also targets a highly competitive sector such as the B-Suv, that the Stellantis group is ready to offer two more alternatives – Fiat and Alfa Romeo.

Finalist models in the competition

The finalists, chosen from a wide range of 27 names, include the Kia Niro, Nissan Ariya, Peugeot 408, Renault Austral and Volkswagen ID in addition to the Jeep Avenger. Buzz, apart from the Subaru Solterra and Toyota BZ4x twins, which are actually considered a single candidate.

Four of these cars – the VW ID.Buzz, Nissan Ariya and the Japanese twins have electric powertrains, but are expected to be full electric in the current or future Peugeot 408 and Kia Niro range.

Jeep had never been among the finalists for the "Car of the Year" award.

Protagonist automotive houses in past years

Of the representative brands among the finalists, Peugeot and Renault are the ones that have received the most awards, winning the title "Car of the Year" with 6 of their cars.

The two French brands are among those who have won the most awards, after Fiat, which has won nine awards so far.

Volkswagen, present in Belgium with the Bulli electric model, has won the "Car of the Year" award four times, while the Japanese houses Toyota and Nissan, three and two times, respectively.


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