The finalists for the 2015 World Car of the Year (and Luxury, Performance, and Green WCOTY) have been revealed. The winners will be announced at the 2015 New York Motor Show.
2015 World Car of the Year Finalists include the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (pictured)
It’s the time of the year when the finalists for the World Car of the Year are announced ahead of being revealed at the New York Motor Show at the start of April. And it’s an eclectic bunch.
The luxury category is just as diverse, with the electric BMW i8 supercar, new Lexus NX and the LWB Range Rover Autobiography Black all making an appearance, and the Performance category seeing everything from the little pocket-rocket Audi S1 to the Jaguar F-Type R Coupe and new Mercedes AMG GT.
The ‘Green’ lobby isn’t forgotten either, with the BMW i8 making a second finalist list and Volvo’s new XC90 T8 there too, even though it’s not yet in the wild.
All the winners will be found by taking the opinions of a panel of 75 automotive journalists from around the world (including six from England), and a final short-list of just three finalists in each category will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show next month, before the winners are announced in New York in April.
2015 World Car of the Year Finalists
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
Nissan Qashqai
Volkswagen Passat
2015 World Luxury Car of the Year 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
2015 World Performance Car of the Year Finalists
Audi S1
Audi S3
Audi TT / TTS
Bentley Continental GT Speed
BMW M4 Coupe / M3 Sedan
Corvette Z06
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
Jaguar F-TYPE R Coupe
Lexus RC-F
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
2015 World Green Car of the Year Finalists
BMW i8
Hyundai x35 / Tucson Fuel Cell
Kia Soul EV
Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine
Volkswagen Golf GTE
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