The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), scheduled for April, is set to host the 2014 World Car Awards, and a list of finalists for five titles - World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car, World Car Design of the Year and finally the much-coveted World Car of the Year - has been released. The finalists are as follows:
World Luxury Car
Bentley Flying Spur, BMW X5, Cadillac ELR, Cadillac Escalade, Maserati Ghibli, Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Macan, Range Rover Sport, Rolls-Royce Wraith.
World Performance Car
Alfa Romeo 4C, Audi RS 6 Avant, BMW M6 Gran Coupe, Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Ferrari 458 Speciale, Ford Fiesta ST, Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster, Mercedes-Benz A/CLA 45 AMG, Porsche 911 GT3, Porsche 911 Turbo, Volkswagen Golf GTI.
World Green Car
Audi A3 Sportback e-tron (and e-gas), BMW i3, Honda Accord Hybrid, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Volkswagen XL1.
World Car Design of the Year
BMW i3, Cadillac CTS, Citroen C4 Picasso, Mazda 3, Lexus IS, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Volkswagen XL1.
World Car of the Year
Audi A3, BMW 4 Series, BMW i3, Cadillac CTS, Citroen C4 Picasso, Ford Fusion/Mondeo, Infiniti Q50, Jeep Cherokee, Lexus IS, Mazda 3, Peugeot 308, Skoda Octavia.
The top three finalists in each category will be announced at the Geneva show on March 4, ahead of the prize-giving ceremony in New York. The World Car Awards and NYIAS have announced a five-year alliance that will keep the awards programme in NYC through 2018.
Past World Car of the Year winners include the Volkswagen Golf Mk7, Nissan Leaf, Mazda 2 and Lexus LS 460. The World Car Awards is now in its tenth year.
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