The finalists of the prestigious 2016 World Car of the Year awards have been announced.
The finalists of the prestigious 2016 World Car of the Year awards have been announced. The awards have been split into different categories as shown below. The jury to decide the winner consists of 73 international automotive journalists and the winners will be announced at the New York International Auto Show on March 24th. The list of finalists is given below with their respective categories.
World Luxury Car of the Year top five finalists:
Audi Q7 BMW 7-series Jaguar XF Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Volvo XC90Jaguar XF
World Performance Car of the Year top five finalists:
Audi R8 Coupe Chevrolet Camaro Honda Civic Type R Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe Range Rover Sport SVRHonda Civic Type R
World Green Car of the Year top five finalists:
BMW 330e Plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt Toyota Prius (hybrid) Toyota Mirai (hydrogen fuel cell) Volkswagen Passat GTEToyota Mirai
World Car Design of the Year top five finalists:
Cadillac CT6 Mazda CX-3 Mazda MX-5 Jaguar XE Land Rover Discovery SportMazda MX-5
World Car of the Year (WCOTY) top ten finalists:
Audi A4 BMW X1 Hyundai Tucson Jaguar XE Land Rover Discovery Sport Mazda CX-3 Mazda MX-5 Mercedes-Benz GLC Skoda Superb Toyota PriusMercedes-Benz GLC
Volkswagen usually dominates the finalists list but this time, they have taken a hit due to the emission scandal. Only the Passat GTE features in the Green Car award. However, their sister brand Audi is doing pretty well and they have three cars for nomination. Jaguar Land Rover have a nomination in every category except the Green Car award. Mercedes-Benz and BMW have three cars each while Toyota and Mazda have two each.
The Volvo XC90 seems to be the most awarded vehicle in the finalists list. It has already won many awards including the EUNCAP Best in Class 2015, North American Truck of the Year Award, Full Sized Luxury SUV of the Year award, Scottish Car of the Year Award, Women’s World Car of the Year Award and the IIHS’s Safest Car of 2015 Award.
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