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BMW continues its indomitable ways with the 3-Series by taking home the trophy for the 2006 World Car of the Year Award presented by the Midway Group. World Car jurors initially chose 27 candidates, which were later whittled down to three: the BMW 3-Series, Mazda MX-5 and Porsche Cayman S.

The WCOTY Award is only one year old, as the inaugural award went to the Audi A6 last year. It's given away at the New York Auto Show, which unofficially represents the end of the auto show season until the following fall.

Other COTY winners for 2006 include the Porsche Cayman S for World Performance Car, the Honda Civic Hybrid for World Green Car and the Citroen C4 for World Car Design of the Year. 

Check out the full press release regarding the World Car of the Year Awards after the jump...

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