In the glorious country that is the United States of America, we have an interesting and ineffective way of naming our favorite vehicles. It seems every magazine - and sometimes states - gets to name their favorite car of the year. While this can be great for the automaker's advertising, it can confuse the public just a tad. What car is better here, the winner of Magazine A or Magazine B?

In Europe, things go a bit smoother. Seven different publications from seven different countries pick what they think is the best car of the year. It takes a few months, but in the end you get one winner, which was the Opel Insignia->ke2972 last year.

The finalists for this year came down to the Alfa Romeo Giulietta->ke3589, Citroën C3/DS3->ke2525, Renault/Dacia Duster->ke3397, Ford C-Max/Grand C-Max->ke2313, Nissan Leaf->ke3484, Opel/Vauxhall Meriva->ke1094, and Volvo S60/V60->ke413.

If those are the choices, we choose the Alfa. The Volvo puts up a strong case, but nothing compares to that Italian soul and passion. Despite our pick, we doubt the jurors will feel the same.

So which vehicle do you think deserves to be Car of the Year? Hit us up in the comments section below.

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