There are many "car of the year" awards, but only one World Car of the Year, at least as far as we know. The award been given out for the past seven years now and is slowly gaining importance as it includes such a broad swath of potential vehicles and jurors.
This year's list of nominees has just been released and it includes some interesting hometown favorites like the Chevrolet Camaro and Cadillac SRX.
They're thrown in with European vehicles like the Citroen C3 Picasso, Nissan Patrol and Renault Scenic which makes for an interesting competition. Full list of nominees after the jump.
Audi Q5
BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo
BMW X1
BMW Z4
Buick LaCrosse / Allure
Cadillac SRX
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Cruze
Citroën C3 Picasso
Honda Insight
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Hyundai i20
Infiniti QX
Jaguar XJ
Kia Cerato Koup / Forte
Kia Sorento
Kia Soul
Lexus HS250h
Lexus RX
Mazda3
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mitsubishi Outlander
Nissan 370Z / 370Z Roadster
Nissan Cube
Nissan Patrol
Peugeot 3008
Porsche Boxster / Cayman
Porsche Panamera
Renault Scénic
Subaur Legacy / Outback
Toyota Prius
brn says:
11:39 AM, 07/20/09
For those wondering where Ford is: The "must be available on two continents" requirement, excludes most Ford and Mopar products. Hopefully, once Ford starts doing more cross continent models, that'll change.
roar02ram says:
12:01 PM, 07/20/09
I definitely didn't see this coming - but I think I'd have to vote for the 370Z.
rsholland says:
12:56 PM, 07/20/09
Leaning towards the Z as well, although there's not a car on that list that blows me away.
brn says:
01:16 PM, 07/20/09
I wouldn't vote for any of them. It's just another dumb award.
albook says:
03:37 PM, 07/20/09
I agree it doesnt seem that distinguished of an award, but I'd vote for the Chevy Cruze. It could be the benchmark for the segment-worldwide (then again I've never driven it). And what's the Infiniti QX?
billt9 says:
05:45 PM, 07/20/09
Da Jaguar XJ!
dkgsx says:
07:23 PM, 07/20/09
Q5 For The Win!
eric808 says:
02:32 AM, 07/21/09
If I had to vote a car from this list, I'd choose the Jaguar XJ. The reason is that it had a long overdue of geting it redesigned and once they redesigned the thing, it looked magnificent!!!