South African Guild of Motoring Journalists Car Of The Year Contest 

2001 Finalists

Finalists for the 2001 South African Car of the Year Competition (COTY) were announced and the cars themselves unveiled by the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists at the Auto Africa expo 2000. The eight vehicles in the order in which they were evaluated at the end of January 2001 are as follows:  

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1. The VW Golf TDI

5. The Toyota Condor 2400I TE

 

2. The Peugeot 206 GTI

 

6. The BMW 320D

3. The Ford Focus 2.0

 

7. The Volvo V70 T5 (A)

4. Fiat Palio 1,2 EL 3-dr

8. The Mercedes-Benz C200K