2017 World Car of the Year Finalists announced

It’s the award all car manufacturers hope to take home (alongside Behind the Wheel Car of the Year!) and now the finalists for World Car of the Year have been announced.

The judges have named finalists across six categories – 2017 World Car of the Year, World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car, World Car Design of the Year and the inaugural World Urban Car.

The winners will be crowned at the New York International Auto Show in April.

2017 World Car of the Year Finalists:

• Audi A5/S5 Coupé
• Audi Q2
• Audi Q5
• Fiat/Abarth 124 Spyder
• Honda Civic
• Jaguar F-PACE
• Mazda CX-9
• Skoda Kodiaq
• Toyota C-HR
• Volkswagen Tiguan

2017 World Luxury Car finalists:

• Bentley Bentayga
• BMW 5 Series
• Genesis G90
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class
• Volvo S90/V90

2017 World Performance Car finalists:

• Aston Martin DB11
• Audi R8 Spyder
• Honda/Acura NSX
• McLaren 570s
• Porsche Boxster/Cayman

2017 World Green Car finalists:

• Chevrolet Bolt
• Honda Clarity Fuel-Cell Car
• Hyundai Ioniq
• Tesla Model X
• Toyota Prius Prime

2017 World Urban Car finalists:

• BMW i3 (94 Ah)
• Citroen C3
• Ford KA+
• Smart Cabriolet
• Suzuki Ignis

We’ll bring you more news on the World Car Awards as it comes to hand and full results in April.