The top 3 finalists in the running for each of the various categories at the prestigious World Car Awards 2022 have been announced. Let’s take a look at which vehicles have qualified…

The organisers of the World Car Awards have revealed that the list of 10 finalists gunning for the overall 2022 World Car of the Year title has been whittled down to just three. In the process, it has been confirmed the winner will be electric since the three finalists are the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. Of course, this won’t be the first time the overall victor takes the form of a battery-powered car, with the Volkswagen ID.4 having claimed the trophy in 2021.

In addition, the top three finalists in each of the competition’s five sub-categories have also been confirmed now that the jury of 102 distinguished international automotive journalists – including Cars.co.za’s very own Hannes Oosthuizen – has cast its vote. The winners will be announced at the 2022 New York International Auto Show on 12 April 2022.

The top 3 finalists in each category are:

World Car of the Year

Ford Mustang Mach-EHyundai Ioniq 5Kia EV6

World Electric Vehicle of the Year

Audi e-tron GTHyundai Ioniq 5Mercedes-Benz EQS

World Urban Car

Opel MokkaToyota Yaris CrossVolkswagen Taigun

World Luxury Car

BMW iXGenesis GV70Mercedes-Benz EQS

World Performance Car

Audi e-tron GTBMW M3/M4Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ

World Car Design of the Year

Audi e-tron GTHyundai Ioniq 5Kia EV6