Every year the world’s leading auto journalists get together to decide which cars are the best cars that were launched in that year. The awards are called the World Car Awards and they are the most sought after awards for all car makers across the globe. The Road to World Car journey continues with the announcement of the Top Three in the World finalists in six award categories at the Geneva International Motor Show. This announcement continues the countdown for the 2017 World Car Awards winners’ press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, April 13, 2017.
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. A jury of 75 distinguished international automotive journalists from 23 countries selected the following “Top Three in the World” finalists by secret ballot based on their evaluation of each candidate as part of their professional work. The international accounting firm KPMG tabulated the jurors’ ballots. The Top Three in the World finalists in the six award categories are as follows:
2017 World Car of the Year:
- Audi Q5
- Jaguar F-PACE
- Volkswagen Tiguan
2017 World Luxury Car:
- BMW 5 Series
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class
- Volvo S90 / V90
2017 World Performance Car:
- Audi R8 Spyder
- McLaren 570s
- Porsche Boxster Cayman
2017 World Green Car:
- Chevrolet Bolt
- Tesla Model X
- Toyota Prius Prime
2017 World Urban Car
- BMW i3 (94 Ah)
- Citroen C3
- Suzuki Ignis
2017 World Car Design of the Year:
- Jaguar F-PACE
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet
- Toyota C-HR