{"id":113540,"date":"2017-02-02T11:24:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T16:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=113540"},"modified":"2017-02-02T11:24:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T16:24:26","slug":"world-car-of-the-year-finalists-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2017\/02\/world-car-of-the-year-finalists-named\/","title":{"rendered":"World Car of the Year Finalists Named"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The F-Pace is Jaguar's first utility vehicle and a finalist for the World Car of the Year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Auto shows and new car awards tend to be joined at the hip, and as the last significant shows of this season fast approach, one of the last big trophies is getting dusted off. Make that trophies, as there will be winners in six separate categories when the winners of the World Car Awards are announced at the upcoming New York Auto Show.<\/p>\n

Organizers have started the clock ticking by announcing finalists in each of the six categories, and Audi, among the many Volkswagen brands, has landed the largest number of nominees with products ranging from the little Q2 to the high-performance R8 Spyder. Sibling Bentley has also landed a spot in the luxury car column.<\/p>\n

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Global Auto News!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The World Car nominees underscore the challenges faced by jurors who have to sort through a mix of global products that, in some cases, may not be offered in all major markets \u2013 such as the Skoda Kodiaq and Citroen C3, neither of those brands available in North America. Chevrolet, meanwhile, abandoned the European market several years ago, though its new Bolt EV will be sold there through the Opel brand.<\/p>\n

The 2017 nominees include not only major brands, but smaller marques, such as Aston Martin and Jaguar. Indeed, little England has a surprisingly big presence this time around, with those two marques, as well as Bentley and McLaren among the finalists. Aston and McLaren go to battle with German powerhouses Audi and Porsche in the World Performance Car category, along with Acura which is in the running with its new three-motor hybrid sports car, the NSX.<\/p>\n

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The new i3 features a bigger battery offering more range. It is a finalist for World Urban Car of the Year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Mercedes adding 603-hp wagon to new E-Class line-up. <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for the story.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The World Car of the Year category is likely to be the hardest to handicap, considering it includes 10 finalists, while there are five in each of the other categories chosen by a global jury of 75 automotive journalists.<\/p>\n

Here is the complete rundown on the finalists:<\/p>\n

World Car of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Audi A5\/S5 Coupe<\/p>\n

\u2022 Audi Q2<\/p>\n

\u2022 Audi Q5<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fiat\/Abarth 124 Spider<\/p>\n

\u2022 Honda Civic<\/p>\n

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The Volvo S90\/V90 is a finalist for the World Luxury Car of the Year award this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2022 Jaguar F-Pace<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mazda CX-9<\/p>\n

\u2022 Skoda Kodiaq<\/p>\n

\u2022 Toyota C-HR<\/p>\n

\u2022 Volkswagen Tiguan<\/p>\n

World Urban Car of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 BMW i3 (94Ah)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Citroen C3<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ford Ka+<\/p>\n

\u2022 Smart Cabriolet<\/p>\n

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The new Aston Martin DB11 is a finalist for World Performance Car of the Year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2022 Suzuki Ignis<\/p>\n

World Luxury Car of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bentley Bentayga<\/p>\n

\u2022 BMW 5 Series<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hyundai Genesis G90<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mercedes E-Class<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Volvo S90\/V90<\/p>\n

World Performance Car of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Aston Martin DB11<\/p>\n

\u2022 Audi R8 Spyder<\/p>\n

\u2022 Honda\/Acura NSX<\/p>\n

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The Chevrolet Bolt is North American Car of the Year and is a finalist for the World Green Car of the Year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2022 McLaren 570S<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Porsche 718 Boxster\/Cayman<\/p>\n

World Green Car of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Chevrolet Bolt<\/p>\n

\u2022 Honda Clarity<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hyundai Ioniq<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tesla Model X<\/p>\n

\u2022 Toyota Prius Prime<\/p>\n

World Car Design of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Audi A5\/S5 Coupe<\/p>\n

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The Audi A5\/S5 is a finalist for the World Car Design of the Year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2022 Jaguar F-Pace<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mazda CX-9<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mercedes S-Class<\/p>\n

\u2022 Toyota C-HR<\/p>\n

(To see how VW’s latest diesel deal could be even more costly, <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the auto show season hits its final stretch, so too do the awards given for new vehicles; however, the list of finalists for the World Car Awards gives makers one more chance to shine. Have a look at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113540"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=113540"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=113540"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=113540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}