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Car of the Year jurors gathered recently to whittle 29 new cars down to a shortlist of seven...

What do the class of 2026 have in common in the new car world? If not too downbeat a hook to draw you into this story: not a great deal of originality. But stick with me.

There were 29 cars from 23 brands at the annual Tannistest in northern Denmark, a test event to help the 59 Car of the Year (COTY) jurors from 23 countries whittle down a longlist of 35 eligible vehicles (some of them weren't represented at the event) to a final shortlist of seven, from which the 2026 COTY will be announced in January.

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