Citroën has undoubtedly struck a major blow with the new C3, especially with its electric version, which finally makes electric driving accessible to all thanks to competitive and uncompromising prices. As a result, the brand's latest product has won several awards in 2024, ending the year in style with the title of Car of the Year 2024 in the Netherlands.
A prize awarded by the public
The end of the year is the time for many motoring magazines to present their awards, a tradition that is very common outside France. Here, it is the e-drivers website that awards the year's prizes, but uniquely, the prizes are awarded by the public, through 23,184 Internet users who voted for 34 competing cars divided into several prize categories, in addition to the Car of the Year. It is therefore clearly only the public's choice that allows us to see how well manufacturers have been able to appeal to them, meet their expectations or offer a product that has left its mark on them.
In this game, the Citroën ë-C3 comes out on top, winning the Car of the Year award in the category of cars under €35,000, which it dominated by a large margin with 9,177 votes, while the BYD Dauphin received 6,601 votes and the Peugeot 208 completed the podium with 5,313 votes.
The comments made by Internet users are also very interesting, with some stating that the C3 makes it possible to "finally offer an electric vehicle for less than €25,000, aesthetic and practical", while others describe it as "a game changer for the general public with an excellent quality/price ratio" or even "affordable, complete and innovative". A real step forward for compact electric vehicles".
On the podium in the overall ranking
In addition to the Car of the Year vote, which was open to all categories, the site's users had the opportunity to vote for their favourite by category.
The Citroën ë-C3 also did very well in this game, finishing on the podium with 2,898 votes, ahead of two Nios, the ET5 and EL7, with 4,830 and 4,347 votes respectively. The C3 is therefore the only European car to appear on the podium, which is dominated by the Chinese Nio, which means that the competition with these new players will be tough and that Citroën's proposal is relevant and meets readers' expectations.
In conclusion, the C3 has been winning awards and being congratulated by journalists and the public for several months now, which shows that it appeals to everyone and that its qualities are recognised by all. This latest award, which comes entirely from the public, is perhaps more palatable and bodes well for sales of the brand's latest model in the Netherlands, where the previous generation had performed very well and topped the charts on several occasions.
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