World Car of the Year 2017 nominees announced ~ station of gear

Manufacturers from Germany, South Korea and the USA all represented strongly – but British brands make an appearance, too

2016-10-05 16:30

Next year’s World Car of the Year nominees feature cars from all over the globe, with some of the car world’s newest and most exciting vehicles on the shortlist. Just like in previous years, European brands are well represented in 2017 – of the 23 cars shortlisted for the World Car of the Year title, eight are from Europe and of those, the Jaguar F-Pace flies the flag for the UK.

This year’s entrants include several of the most important new cars around. The new Audi Q5, for example – unveiled publicly at the recent 2016 Paris Motor Show. The new Honda Civic has already been on sale in the USA for quite some time, but it’s heading to Europe early next year – making it a true ‘World Car’.

The shortlist also includes a couple of Auto Express’ favourite cars – the aforementioned Jaguar F-Pace, the SEAT Ateca and the Fiat 124 Spider.

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Britain’s other two entrants are in the luxury/performance category, where the Bentley Bentayga goes head to head with the Range Rover Evoque Convertible. It’s a talented class though, with rivals coming from seemingly everywhere. Sweden offers up the Volvo S90/V90, the USA the new Lincoln Continental, and even Korea with the Genesis G90.

The other two categories are World Green Car and World Urban Car. The former, perhaps predictably is populated almost entirely by alternatively fuelled vehicles and hybrids such as the Tesla Model X, Honda FCV Clarity and Chevrolet Bolt.

The shortlist for World Urban Car is a little more diverse, and features the new Ford Ka+, the Suzuki Baleno and Citroen C3 among its eight nominees.

See the full shortlist for the World Car of Year 2017 below…

2017 World Car of the Year Awards - shortlist

World Car of the Year

USA

• Buick LaCrosse
• Buick Envision
• Chevrolet Cruze
• Chrysler Pacifica

Germany

• Audi A5/S5 Coupe
• Audi Q2
• Audi Q5
• Volkswagen Tiguan

Japan

South Korea

• Hyundai Elantra
• Hyundai Genesis G80
• Kia Cadenza
• Kia Rio
• Kia Sportage
• SsangYong Tivoli/Tivoli XLV

Other

• Czech Republic: Skoda Kodiaq
• Italy: Fiat 124 Spider
• Spain: SEAT Ateca
• UK: Jaguar F-Pace

World Luxury/Performance Car of the Year

USA

• Cadillac CT6
• Cadillac XT5
• Lincoln Continental

Germany

• Audi R8 Spyder
• BMW 5 Series
• Mercedes E-Class
• Mercedes-AMG Roadster
• Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman

Japan

• Honda NSX
• Lexus LC500

• Bentley Bentayga
• Range Rover Evoque Convertible

Other

• South Korea: Hyundai Genesis G90
• Sweden: Volvo S90/V90

World Urban Car of the Year

Germany

• BMW i3
• Smart Brabus range
• Smart Cabriolet

France

• Citroen C3
• Citroen E-Mehari

Japan

• Suzuki Baleno
• Suzuki Ignis

USA

• Ford Ka+

World Green Car of the Year

USA

• Chevrolet Bolt
• Chevrolet Malibu
• Tesla Model X

Germany

Japan

• Honda FCV Clarity
• Toyota RAV4
• Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid

South Korea

• Hyundai Ioniq
• Kia Niro

Which cars on this shortlist would you pick? Let us know in the comments below...

Tom Wiltshire

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