Meet the nominees of the Best Eco Car Award for CarBuyer Singapore’s Car Of The Year

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SINGAPORE 

CarBuyer Singapore’s very first Car Of The Year awards is here! We shortlist the best of Singapore motoring from 2022, and you vote for the winner! 

For driving enthusiasts, there’s a special breed of car that will always bring a smile to your face. It doesn’t have to be the fastest or most powerful, but rather, a car that puts the focus on the enjoyment of the driver and how its mechanicals interact to make it a real driver’s car that delivers dynamism and sportiness.

So here are the nominees for the Fun to Drive Award.

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Alpine A110 Legende

It’s another one of those seriously niche cars for people with the ability to own more than one car, but the French Alpine A110 Legende has a blend of convincing, lightweight fun in a real sports car package. Just don’t expect to fit much luggage into it. 

Derryn says: Alpine brought something new to the performance coupe world with the A110, and even with just minor changes for 2022, it’s still an all-round brilliant driver’s car.

Read the full review of the Alpine A110 Legende here!

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Audi RS 3 Sportback

As with the generations before, Audi’s latest RS 3 Sportback blends usable everyday performance with a hidden monstrous personality that will blow the sock off unsuspecting rivals.

Ben says: Beneath its practical hatchback body hides a truly wild monster that is capable of delivering endless driving thrills if you’re up for it. The RS 3 is truly an insanely entertaining performance machine.

Read the full review of the Audi RS3 Sportback here! 

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BMW i4 eDrive40

BMW has a serious history of making fun, dynamic cars, even if most mainstreamers in SIngapore mistake them for just another luxury brand. Keen driving character and pricing puts BMW’s first electric sedan in a strong position in Singapore.

Lionel says: BMW says that this isn’t a real sports sedan, but it sure behaves like one and is very fun to sling through corners with its deftly balanced chassis.

Read the full review of the BMW i4 eDrive40 here!

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BMW M240i Coupe

The sort of car that flies under the radar of most mainstream car buyers, but BMW’s small, hot two-door version of the 2 Series is the sort of driving experience enthusiasts love.

Derryn says: What’s small and purple and fast all over? BMW’s M240i. In an era when the rear-wheel drive, small sports coupe is becoming a rarity, BMW doubled down with the two-door 2 Series that still strikes a great balance as fairly practical for childless people who want proper driving thrills.

Read the full review of the BMW M240i here! 

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Ferrari 296 GTB

Stratospherically out of reach for almost all of us, but it’s  a Ferrari and the Prancing Horse’s new plug-in V6 is every bit the sports car you want it to be.

Lionel says: Even Ferrari can’t fight the universal move to electric vehicles, and the 296 GTB shows that it’s completely acceptable to have electric power in a Ferrari and have it still drive like one.

Read the full review of the Ferrari 296 GTB here!

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Mercedes-AMG CLS 53

It may look like a normal Mercedes-Benz but it’s as far from one as possible with its massively powerful engine and trick drivetrain. The update of the very powerful third-generation AMG CLS 53 brings a swathe of cosmetic and tech upgrades to make it even better.

Lionel says: It’s an iron fist in velvet glove kind of car, with all the punch you expect from a genuine AMG vehicle, plus the cosseting feel of a high-spec Mercedes-Benz. 

Read the full review of the Mercedes-AMG CLS 53 here!

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To vote for the best family car, simply visit our COTY microsite here.

CarBuyer Singapore’s Car Of The Year would not be possible without our excellent official sponsors:

• Starhub, the official media partner
• Caltex, our Gold COTY sponsor and official petrol partner
• SP Group, our official EV charging partner

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