Porsche
This year’s World Performance Car award went to Porsche for the fifth time. This year, the Boxster and Cayman, based on Porsche’s legendary 718 mid-engine race cars, trumped the other category finalists: the Audi R8 Spyder and McLaren 570S. Porsche won in the title in 2014 for the 911 GT3, 2013 for the Boxster and Cayman, 2012 for the 911, and 2006 for the Porsche Cayman S.
Best Cars in the World: Toyota Prius Prime
In the environmental category, the Chevrolet Bolt and Tesla Model X may have received the lion’s share of this year’s automotive headlines for their superior electric range, but the Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid captured the honor of World Green Car. Toyota’s Mirai fuel cell vehicle won last year’s award.
Best Cars in the World: BMW i3
The World Urban Car, an inaugural category marking the global importance of smaller, fuel-efficient cars, went to the BMW i3. The luxury electric vehicle, which beat the Citroen C3 and Suzuki Ignis for the title, proves that small vehicles don’t have to be cheap, undesirable, or unpleasant to drive, according to jurors.