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Wednesday 14 March 2012

World Car Of The Year Award finalists locking horns

Winning the World Car of the Year Award is serious business for car manufacturers lucky enough to cut the grade, and this year’s award won’t be easy to clench. The top three finalists in the categories World Car of the Year, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design were announced at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The winners across all categories will be announced at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, April 5, 2012.

Finalists are selected and voted for by a panel of 66 influential motoring journalists from around the world. The entry list consisted of 34 new cars from around world vying for the top spot. The finalists in each category are:

World Car of the Year
BMW 3 Series
Porsche 911 (991)

Volkswagen Up!




World Performance Car of the Year
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4

McLaren MP4-12C
Porsche 911


World Green Car of the Year

Ford Focus Electric

Mercedes-Benz 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY
Peugeot 3008 Hybrid


World Car Design of the Year

Citroën DS5

Land Rover Evoque
Volkswagen Up!

What car do you think will win the 2012 World Car of the Year Award? I put my money on the Volkswagen Up! 
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2 comments:

  1. Unknown20 March 2012 at 07:43

    Volkswagen Up! Can't wait for that car to be finalized and for it to hit the SA market, heres holding thumbs

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  2. Gero22 March 2012 at 01:27

    The Volkwagen Up! really looks like a worthwhile car to buy, I'm holding thumbs too :)

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