Car of the Year 2014: Top 5 Revealed

21 Jan 2015 COTY

Ladies and gentleman, here is your COTY Top 5 for 2014: a tiny city hatchback from Japan, a French hatch and wagon, a German prestige sedan, and not one - but two electric cars

Ladies and gentleman, here is your COTY Top 5 for 2014: a tiny city hatchback from Japan, a French hatch and wagon, a German prestige sedan, and not one - but two electric cars. Click the links below to watch our exclusive video and see why they made it through to round two.

TESLA MODEL S

PEUGEOT 308

MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS

MAZDA 2

BMW i3

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