The Volkswagen ID.4 has won 2021's World Car of the Year award. [credit: Volkswagen ] The real measure of success for Volkswagen's embrace of electric vehicles (EV) post-dieselgate will be how many the company can sell each year. But on Tuesday, VW's job might have gotten a little easier. That's because the new ID.4 crossover just won this year's World Car of the Year award, beating two other finalists, the adorable Honda E and the new Toyota Yaris.