Singapore, Dec. 19 -- The Nissan Kicks, a compact hybrid crossover, is the clear favourite among Straits Times readers.
In a fun poll which precedes the annual Straits Times Car of the Year (ST COTY) announcement, the Kicks garnered 30 per cent of total votes cast.
This is well ahead of 19 per cent for runner-up Mazda CX-30 and 17 per cent for the Porsche Taycan.
Hyundai's Avante saloon landed 14 per cent of votes, while the remaining four nominees this year each won between 3 and 7 per cent of votes.
In total, 8,702 votes were cast, down drastically from 28,249 last year. This could have been because the Covid-19 pandemic, with its devastating impact on the economy and jobs, had dampened interest.
As before, results of the reader...