Finalists of the 2015 World Car Awards announced
A panel of seventy-five selectively chosen international automotive journalists selected the following cars as the World Car of the Year’s participants in the World Car of the Year, World Luxury Car and World Performance Car categories by secret ballot. These
By Divyanshu Boora
The event, which kickstarted with this announcement, will end on April 2, 2015 by disclosing the winner in each of the five categories.
The dates are set and the nominees have been disclosed for the World Car Awards taking place on April 2, 2015. The event will take place at the New York International Motor Show and the winners of five categories – World Car of the Year, World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design – will be announced on the occasion.
A panel of seventy-five selectively chosen international automotive journalists selected the following cars as the World Car of the Year’s participants in the World Car of the Year, World Luxury Car and World Performance Car categories by secret ballot. These votes were given on the basis of their experiences with each car.
The 10 finalists of 2015 World Car of the Year are:
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
Citroën C4 Cactus
Ford Mustang
Hyundai Genesis
Jeep Renegade
Mazda2
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
MINI 5 door / MINI 4 door Hard Top
Nissan Qashqai
Volkswagen Passat
The 2015 World Luxury Car will be chosen from these top ten finalists:
BMW i8
BMW X6
Cadillac ATS Coupe
Cadillac Escalade/ESV
Kia K900
Lexus NX
Lexus RC
Lincoln MKC
Mercedes-Benz S Coupe
Range Rover Autobiography Black LWB
The World Performance Car top ten finalists are:
Audi S1
Audi S3
Audi TT / TTS
Bentley Continental GT Speed
BMWM4 Coupe/M3 Sedan
Corvette Z06
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
Jaguar F-TYPE R Coupe
Lexus RC-F
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
The World Green Car category will be handled slightly differently. Five ‘green technology’ experts were appointed by the World Car Awards Steering Committee last year to thoroughly review all documents and specifications of each car in the lists. The final list to be reviewed by the 75 jurors in the second round will happen this month. The finalists in this category are:
BMW i8
Hyundai x35/Tucson Fuel Cell
Kia Soul EV
Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine
Volkswagen Golf GTE
Cars fighting for the World Car Design of the Year will also go through similar process and include cars like:
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
Citroën C4 Cactus
Mercedes C-Class
Porsche Macan
Volvo XC90
The next pit stop for The Road to the World Car will be at the Geneva International Auto Show which will take place on March 3, 2015. The journey will end at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, April 2, 2015 where all the winners will be declared.
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