Tannistest - a part of The Car of the Year programme

The contenders for Car of the Year parked on the beach.

Tannistest

2025: From Saturday 20 September to Thursday 25 September
The largest independent car test in the world.
A unique opportunity for the Car of the Year jurors to test and compare all the candidates in equal driving conditions.
Organized yearly by the Nordic jury group i cooperation with The Car of the Year Jurygroup.

Car of the Year

An international award, judged by a panel of senior motoring journalists across Europe.
The object is yearly to acclaim the most outstanding new car on the European market.
The Jury consists of 60members, representing 23 European countries.

Program 2025 (COTY 2026)

Programme Tannistest 2025 (COTY 2026)

Friday September 19

All test cars should arrive latest friday (But they can be delivered from wednesday)

Saturday September 20

08.00 – 18.00 Free testing

Sunday September 21

08.00 – 18.00 Free testing

Monday September 22

09.00 – 11.00 Beach photo

11.00 – 17.00 Special tests at the Sindal airport (Elk-test)

08.00 – 18.00 Free testing (limited number of test cars)

20.00 – 23.00 Night driving session I

Tuesday September 23

08.00 – 17.00 Free testing

09.00 – 16.00 Plan B: Elk-test at Sindal if the weather gives us trouble on Monday

16.00 – 18.00 Interview session I

20.00 – 23.00 Night driving session II

Wednesday September 24

08.00 – 16.00 Free testing

16.00 – 18.00 Interview session II

20.00 - ‘The Dinner of the Year’

Thursday September 25

08.00 – 14.00 Free testing
Test ends at 14.00

NOTE! Please kindly take into account that changes may occur due to the weather conditions. Every morning you will get the latest information in the Tannistest Today newsletter.

Jury Members attending Tannistest 2025

(August 2025):

Denmark
-Søren W. Rasmussen

Finland
-Velimatti Honkanen

Norway
-Fred Magne Skillebæk

Sweden
-Tommy Wahlström
-Carl-Johan Lejland
-Jan-Erik Berggren

Austria
-Michael Andrusio

Czech Republic
-Jiri Duchon

France
-Florence Lagarde

Germany
-Alex Bloch
-Dennis Petermann
-Frank Mertens
-Hanno Boblenz

Greece
-Helen Xenakis

Ireland
-Michael McAleer

Poland
-Maciek Ziemek
-Roman Popkiewicz

Romania
-Micu Florin

Slovenia
-Sebastjan Plevnjak

Spain
-Francisco Javier Pérez Giménez

Switzerland
-Ramon Egger
-Simon Tottoli

Turkey
-Ufuk Sandik

United Kingdom
-Paul Horrell
-Vicky Parrtott
-Rob Gill
-Mark Tisshaw

Most of the Jurors are followed by several co-operators who are important motoring journalists and photographers from their media.

Register Jury Member + Team

Dear Member of the Jury of The Car of the Year,

Here you can sign up for the Tannistest 2025. The fee for all members of the jury and their cooperators is 150 Euro per person.

Please enter your details below. You can enter up to 5 Co-operators if needed.

Note: Book your lodging directly with the Tannishus Hotel, tel: +45 98 93 13 00 or via e-mail: hotel@tannishus.dk.

To register as jury member + team please send the following information to tannistest@fdm.dk

E- mail
Name
Country
Day of arrival
Day of departure
Do you need shuttle from the airport? If yes, please send flight details
If you also register for co-operator please remember to send the following information:
Co-operator (Enter name)
Co-operator (Arrival)
Co-operator (Departure)

Register as Observer/Expert

Here you can sign up for the Tannistest 2025.

Please note: Book your lodging directly with the Tannishus Hotel, tel: +45 98 93 13 00 or via e-mail: hotel@tannishus.dk.

To register as Observer/Expert please send the following information to tannistest@fdm.dk

E- mail
Name
Company
Job Title
Country
Day of arrival
Day of departure
Other relevant information

Register test car(s)

There can be one, two or three versions of the same candidate car.

Please fill in one registration-form per car attending the Tannistest.

Cars should be delivered on Friday September 19th at the latest, and collected on Thursday 25th September after 2 pm.

Delivery Address:
Hotel Tannishus
Tannisbugtvej 123
Tversted Strand
DK-9881 Bindslev
Denmark

To register a car please send the following information to tannistest@fdm.dk

Remember to fill in a specification sheet for each car and be as accurately as possible.

E-mail
Manufacturer
General model name
Exact model name
Colour (if possible)
Registration / License Number (if possible)
Other relevant information
Car cleaning (exterior and interior)
Yes/No/Not yet decided

Conditions for car cleaning
Price for car cleaning is DKK 2.200 ex. VAT per car. (appr. 300 Euro)
Contact person (name)
Contact person (mobile phone)

How to get there / Accommodation

Location:

Hotel Tannishus
Tannisbugtvej 123
DK-9981 Bindslev
DENMARK

hotel@tannishus.dk

By car from Europe:

From the German border it is less than 400 km to the Hotel Tannishus. In Denmark there is a motorway all the way to Hirtshals. From there it is only 15 km to Hotel Tannishus in Tversted.

By airplane:

The flight from Copenhagen to Aalborg airport is approx. 40 minutes. There are also other flight connections directly to Aalborg. From Aalborg airport it takes less than one hour to drive to the hotel. You can rent a car from the airport.

For Jury-members we have a special shuttle-service from the airport to Hotel Tannishus and return. If you need this, please let us know and please mail all flight details to tannistest@fdm.dk

Accommodation:

Tannistest has obtained a special price for staying at Hotel Tannishus for all participants. The price includes breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as it includes The Dinner of the year Wednesday evening. Please ask the reception for details.

For guests who do not stay at Hotel Tannishus it is possible to buy tickets for meals at the reception.

Hotel reservations should be made directly with Hotel Tannishus: hotel@tannishus.dk or phone: +45 98 93 13 00

Candidate Cars

Provisional longlist of candidates (COTY 2026):

(Updated August 2025)

Alpine A390 *
Audi A6 *
Audi A6 e-tron *
Audi Q5 *
BYD Atto2 *
BYD Dolphin Surf *
BYD Sealion7 *
Citroën C3 Aircross *
Citroën C5 Aircross *
Dacia Bigster *
DS N°8 *
Fiat Grande Panda *
Firefly firefly
Hyundai Ioniq 9 *
Jeep Compass *
Kia EV4 *
Lancia Ypsilon *
Leapmotor B10 *
Leapmotor C10 *
Mazda 6e *
MG HS *
MG MGS5 EV *
Mercedes-Benz CLA *
Mini Aceman *
Mitsubishi Outlander *
Nissan Leaf *
Opel Frontera *
Renault 4 *
Smart #5 *
Škoda Elroq *
Suzuki eVitara/ Toyota Urban Cruiser *
Toyota C-HR+ *
Volvo ES90 *
Zeekr 7X *

Cars marked with an asterisk (*) are confirmed for the official Longlist of Candidate Cars for 2026:

Complete list of testcars at Tannistest 2025

These cars are now confirmed for Tannistest:

(Updated August 2025)

Alpine A390
Audi A6
Audi A6 e-tron
Audi Q5
Citroën C3 Aircross
Citroën C5 Aircross
Dacia Bigster
DS N°8
Fiat Grande Panda
Firefly firefly
Hyundai Ioniq 9
Jeep Compass
Kia EV4
Leapmotor B10
Mazda 6e
MG HS
MG MGS5 EV
Mitsubishi Outlander
Nissan Leaf
Opel Frontera (incl. Long Range)
Renault 4
Skoda Elroq
Suzuki eVitara/Toyota Urban Cruiser
Toyota C-HR+
Zeekr 7X

Contact

In case you have questions, please feel free to contact Tannistest:

Søren W. Rasmussen
President, COTY
Organizer of Tannistest
swr@fdm.dk
Mobile phone: +45 20 20 77 73

Useful links:

Testcar Specification 20 24

For Danish participants

Igen i år laver FDM/Motor en fælles ansøgning til Motorstyrelsen, så hvis blot vi får en kopi af registreringsattesten på bilerne sørger vi for de nedenstående deltagere:

Danske deltagere:

Søren W. Rasmussen, Karsten M. Lemche, Torben Arent

Downloads

Tannistest Today - Specifikation sheets - Elktest - AEB test - Photopackage

Here you can download all available information in regards to Tannistest 2025:
FOLDER WITH TANNISTEST

All pictures are free to use for participants in the Tannistest 2025. Pictures will be added to the folder during the Tannistest. If you have questions in regards to pictures, you can contact os via email: kml@fdm.dk

If you use photo accreditation please apply – Photo: Tannistest/Lemche

Specification Sheet - Fill Out Form

Please leave a copy in each car.

Also, please send a copy of the completed sheets to: tannistest@fdm.dk, as we plan to publish them on the website.

In case you do not manage to print the specification sheet prior to Tannistest, the Tannistest Office can assist you.

Download Specification Sheet: Testcar Specification 2025

News

Firefly will be present at Tannistest 2025

(August 14h)

The new Chinese car brand, Firefly, will be participating Tannistest this year. They will showcase their new electric car, also named Firefly. The brand aims to use Tannistest as one of the first events to introduce both their brand and this new model.

27 Jurors have now pre-registered for Tannistest 2025

(August 25h)

Now, 27 Jurors from 17 countries have registered for Tannistest 2025. Most of them are accompanied by co-operators, so the total number of journalists will be much higher. Since it is the holiday season in many countries, we still expect a few more jurors to register for this year's event.