In the lead up to the 2017 World Car Awards, the official list of nominees for each of the five categories has been released. The nominees will later be shortlisted to the top three finalists in each category, which will be announced at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, before the overall winners are revealed later on at the New York International Auto Show.
The entrants for the latest iteration of the awards sees many new important models, including the Audi Q5, Honda Civic, Toyota C-HR, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Bentley Bentayga, Volvo S90 and many more.
Last year, Mazda took home the top prize when the MX-5 was crowned the 2016 World Car of the Year, edging out the B9 Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz GLC. The roadster also took home the World Car Design of the Year award as well. Other winners in 2016 include the Audi R8 Coupe (World Performance Car award), the G11 BMW 7 Series (World Luxury Car award), Toyota Mirai (World Green Car award).
The full list of categories and nominees are as follows:
2017 World Car of the Year
- Audi A5/S5 Coupe
- Audi Q2
- Audi Q5
- Buick Envision
- Buick LaCrosse
- Chevrolet Cruze
- Chrysler Pacifica
- Fiat/Abarth 124 Spyder
- Honda Civic
- Hyundai Elantra
- 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
- Audi R8 Spyder
- Bentley Bentayga
- BMW 5 Series
- Cadillac CT6
- Cadillac XT5
- Honda/Acura NSX
- Genesis G90
- Lexus LC 500
- Lincoln Continental
- Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class
- Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman
- Range Rover Evoque Convertible
- Volvo S90/V90
2017 World Urban Car
- BMW i3 (94 Ah)
- Citroen C3
- Citroen E-Mehari
- Ford Ka+
- Smart Brabus range
- Smart Cabriolet
- Suzuki Baleno
- Suzuki Ignis
2017 World Car Design of the Year
- All of the World Car of the Year entries automatically qualify for the design award
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet
2017 World Green Car
- 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
- Tesla Model X
- Toyota Prius Prime
- Toyota RAV4
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