2019 World Car Awards top three finalists

This year’s World Car Awards winners will be announced on the 17th of April at the New York International Auto Show. In the meantime, organisers have revealed the top three finalists in each category.

Overall, there are few surprises. Notably, the I-Pace is still in contention to take three of the prizes, so the folks at Jaguar would have every right to be disappointed if their pure-electric crossover failed to secure any of them.

World Car of the Year
  • Audi e-tron
  • Jaguar I-Pace
  • Volvo S60 / V60
Audi e-tron (2019) Front Side
Audi e-tron

World Luxury Car of the Year
  • Audi A7
  • Audi Q8
  • BMW 8 Series
BMW M850i xDrive Coupé (2019) Front Side
BMW 8 Series Coupé

World Performance Car of the Year
  • Aston Martin Vantage
  • McLaren 720S
  • Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé
McLaren 720S Pacific Theme (2018) Front Side
McLaren 720S

World Urban Car of the Year
  • Hyundai AH2 / Santro
  • Kia Soul
  • Suzuki Jimny
Suzuki Jimny (2019) Front Side 2
Suzuki Jimny

World Green Car of the Year
  • Audi e-tron
  • Hyundai Nexo
  • Jaguar I-Pace
Hyundai Nexo (2018) Front Side
Hyundai Nexo

World Car Design of the Year
  • Jaguar I-Pace
  • Suzuki Jimny
  • Volvo XC40
Jaguar I-Pace (2019) Front Side
Jaguar I-Pace

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2019 European Car of the Year winner named
2019 World Car Awards finalists
2019 NACTOY winners

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