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2014 World Car Of The Year Finalists Revealed
2014 World Car Of The Year Finalists Revealed-February 2024
2023-12-14 EST 02:30:51

Finalists for the 2014 World Car of the Year awards have been announced. Along with this top award, other awards to be announced include World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the year.

This is the first year for the World Luxury Car award. This new category was created to acknowledge higher-priced premium models selling in more limited numbers worldwide.

The awards, in their 10th year will be hosted by the New York International Auto Show on April 17, and will be voted on by a jury of 69 international motoring journalists.

2014 World Car of the Year

Audi A3 Infiniti Q50
BMW 4-Series Jeep Cherokee
BMW i3 Lexus IS
Cadillac CTS Mazda3
Citroen C4 Picasso Peugeot 308
Ford Fusion/Mondeo Skoda Octavia

2014 World Luxury Car

Bentley Flying Spur Maserati Ghibli
BMW X5 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
*Cadillac ELR Porsche Macan
*Cadillac Escalade Range Rover Sport
Maserati Quattroporte Rolls Royce Wraith

2014 World Performance Car

Alfa Romeo 4C Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster
Audi RS 6 Avant Mercedes-Benz A/CLA 45 AMG
BMW M6 Gran Coupe Porsche 911 GT3
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Porsche 911 Turbo
Ferrari 458 Speciale Volkswagen Golf GTI
Ford Fiesta ST

2014 World Car Design of the Year

BMW i3 Lexus IS
*Cadillac CTS Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Citroen C4 Picasso Volkswagen XL1
Mazda3

The 2014 World Green Car category has theAudi A3 Sportback e-tron, BMW i3, Honda Accord Hybrid, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Volkswagen XL1 as entrants.

The winners of all categories will be announced at the New York Auto Show on April 17th. In the meantime, you can let us know which car you think is going to win, in each category.

*Cadillacs are no longer sold in South Africa

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