The women’s jury chose the best car of 2026

On the eve of International Women’s Day, the results of the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year award were summed up. The new generation of the Nissan Leaf electric car was recognized as the absolute winner of 2026; several more models received prizes in other categories. The competition jury includes 86 women journalists from 55 countries.

With the change of generations, the electric car received a fundamentally different design and moved to the AmpR Medium platform. He got several power plants (with batteries of different capacities), a self-dimming panoramic roof, advanced multimedia and the proprietary ProPILOT semi-autopilot.

With a battery capacity of 52.9 kWh, the power of the single electric motor is 174 hp. and 345 Nm. But if you choose a 75.1 kWh battery, the numbers will be different: 214 hp. and 355 Nm. Both batteries are liquid cooled and the promised range is 600 km on the WLTP cycle.

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The jury recognized the Skoda Elroq as the best compact crossover, the Mercedes-Benz CLA as the best full-size model, and the Hyundai Ioniq 9 as the best large crossover. The title of SUV of the year was awarded to the Toyota 4Runner, and the Lamborghini Temerario was named the top sports car.

Earlier, the Russians were named the most expensive cars on the Russian market.