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.
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 |
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 |
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