The candidates for the prestigious title 2017 World car of the Year are here. The selection is carried out in five different categories: 2017 World Car of the Year, 2017 World Luxury/Performance Car, 2017 World Urban Car, 2017 World Green Car and the 2017 World Car Design of the Year.
The road to 2017 World Car of the Year, Paris Motor Show
The first test of the candidates will be held in mid-November this year in Los Angeles. In March 2017 the top three finalists in each category will be announced at the Geneva Motor Show. The final selection and the announcement of the 2017 World Car of the Year winners will be held on April 13th at New York International Auto Show.
All the nominees, sorted in different categories, are listed below.
2017 World Car of the Year candidates (Overall):
Audi A5 / S5 Coupé
Audi Q2
Audi Q5
Buick LaCrosse
Buick Envision
Chevrolet Cruze
Chrysler Pacifica
Fiat/Abarth 124 Spyder
Honda Civic
Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Genesis G80
Infiniti Q60
Jaguar F-PACE
Kia Cadenza
Kia Rio
Kia Sportage
Mazda CX-9
Seat Ateca
Skoda Kodiaq
SsangYong Tivoli air/XLV
Subaru Impreza
Toyota C-HR
Volkswagen Tiguan
2017 World Luxury/Performance Car candidates:
Audi R8 spyder
BMW 5-Series
Bentley Bentayga
Cadillac CT6
Cadillac XT5
Honda/Acura NSX
Hyundai Genesis G90
Lexus LC500
Lincoln Continental
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mercedes-AMG roadster
Porsche Boxster/Cayman
Range Rover Evoque Convertible
Volvo S90/V90
2017 World Urban Car candidates:
BMW i3 (94 Ah)
Citroën C3
Citroën E-MEHARI
Ford KA+
Smart Brabus
Smart Cabriolet
Suzuki Baleno
Suzuki Ignis
2017 World Green Car candidates:
Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro
BMW 740e iPerformance
Chevrolet Bolt
Chevrolet Malibu hybrid
Honda Clarity Fuel-Cell Car
Hyundai Ioniq
Kia Niro hybrid
Mercedes-Benz GLC 350e (plug-in hybrid)
Tesla model X
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Prius Prime (plug-in hybrid)
The winners of the 2016 World Car of the Year competition
The 2016 Mazda MX-5 at the World Car of the Year Awards at the Javits Center in Manhattan, NY March 24, 2016.
(Photo: Kevin Hagen)
Last year’s Overall World Car of the Year was Mazda MX-5, followed by Mercedes-Benz GLC and Audi A4 Sedan / Audi A4 Avant.
In the Luxury Car category the trophy went to Germany with BMW 7-Series, the runner up was Volvo XC90 and the third place went to Audi Q7.
World Performance Car of the Year winner was Audi R8 Coupe (in front of Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé and Honda Civic Type R I).
2016 World Car Design of the Year award was presented to Mazda MX-5, which won in front of Mazda CX-3 and Jaguar XF.
In the last category, World Green Car, the victory went to Toyota Mirai (Hydrogen Fuel Cell), followed by Toyota Prius (Hybrid) and Chevrolet Volt.
About the World Car Awards
The World Car Awards (WCA) is a program, conducted by automotive journalists from all over the world. Established in 2004, they are dedicated to select the World Car of the Year title with the utmost objectivity, credibility, and integrity.
The WCA are under the guidance of a Steering Committee of distinguished automotive journalists from Asia, Europe, and North America. In that way, it draws on the experience and expertise already developed by various other award programs around the world.
It is intended to complement, not compete with existing national and regional COTY awards, which are different in scope. WCOTY can include some vehicles that may be unavailable in particular regions, and excludes others whose availability may be limited to those regions.
Image credit: WCOTY
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