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The Nissan Leaf has yaken the 2012 World Car of the Year award. The first battery-powered car to claim the top prize in motoring journalism, it is joined by the high-tech Chevrolet Volt, the world's first extended-range hybrid, on the list of winners alongside the Ferrari 458 and Aston Martin Rapide.
The Leaf beat out 39 rivals including the Audi A8 and BMW 5 Series that made the final shootout. It eventually scored a convincing win thanks to votes from 66 journalists in 25 countries, including three from Australia.
"This is the way of the future. With the price of petrol skyrocketing, more and more people are going to be looking at cars like the Leaf and Volt," says World COTY co-chairman, Peter Lyon. "The awards reflect the way that motoring is heading. But it's also good to see there is still space for performance and passion, thanks to Ferrari and Aston."
The Volt is named as World Green Car, the Ferrari is World Performance Car, and the Aston is World Car Design winner. Previous World Car of the Year winners were the Volkswagen Polo in 2010, Volkswagen Golf in 2009, the Mazda2 in 2008, the Lexus LS460 in 2007, the BMW 3-Series in 2006, and the Audi A6 in 2005.
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