Feb 07, 2017 WCOTY
The organisers of the World Car of the Year have announced the finalists in six award categories, which will culminate in the prize-giving ceremony to be hosted by the New York International Auto Show in April. Winners of the 2017 World Car of the Year, World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car, World Car Design of the Year and the inaugural World Urban Car will all be declared at this time.
2017 marks the fourth consecutive year that the World Car Awards have retained their ranking as the number one automotive awards programme in the world in terms of media reach.
The Global Trends Report, presented annually by Prime Research and Autoneum, will also be announced during the New York show press conference and media breakfast hosted by Bridgestone Corporation. The report is the culmination of research and insights across the past six months.
A jury of 75 distinguished international automotive journalists selected the following finalists by secret ballot based on their evaluation with each candidate as part of their professional work.
The 2017 World Car of the Year will be selected from the following 10 finalists listed in alphabetical order.
The 2017 World Luxury Car will be chosen from one of these top five finalists:
The 2017 World Performance Car top five finalists are:
The 2017 World Green Car top five are:
The 2017 World Urban Car top five are:
Cars eligible for the 2017 World Car Design of the Year award are taken from the list of World Car candidates or may be included as a stand-alone entry provided the vehicle is available in quantities of at least 10 in one major market during the period beginning January 1, 2016 and ending May 31, 2017. Candidates may be pre-production or all-new production.
A design panel consisting of six highly respected world design experts was asked to first review each candidate, and then establish a short-list of recommendations for the jurors. The design experts are in alpha order: Masatsugu Arimoto (Japan – Freelance design journalist), Anne Asensio (Vice-President, Design - Dassault Systemes), Gernot Bracht (Germany – Pforzheim Design School), Patrick le Quément (Designer and President of the Strategy Committee - The Sustainable Design School), Sam Livingstone (U.K. - Car Design Research and Royal College of Art) and Tom Matano (USA - School of Industrial Design at Academy of Art University in San Francisco)
The five finalists chosen for the jurors are:
The Road to the World Car began in Paris on 29 September, was followed by a five day stop in Los Angeles for test-drives in November, and continues with today’s finalists’ announcement. The next stop is at the Geneva International Auto Show on Tuesday, March 7 when the top three finalists in all categories will be announced. The journey ends at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, 13 April, 2017 when all winners are declared.
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