Germany - The Road to World Car begins at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show with the celebration of the 2017 World Car of the Year winner – the Jaguar F-Pace.
The Road to World Car follows over 80 international automotive jurors as they test-drive eligible cars in six categories prior to voting by secret ballot in January 2018.
We've included a full list of eligible vehicles at the end of this article.
The categories are:
World Car of the Year
World Luxury Car
World Performance Car
World Green Car
World Urban Car
World Car Design of the Year
The Road to World Car makes a stop in Los Angeles for test-drives in November, then heads to the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show in March where the top three finalists in each category will be declared. The journey will officially end at the 2018 New York International Auto Show on March 28 with the declaration of the winners in six categories.
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Provisional list of eligible vehicles:
World Car of the Year
Alfa Romeo Giulia
Alfa Romeo Stelvio
BMW X2
BMW X3
Buick Regal / Opel/Vauxhall Insignia
Citroën C3 Aircross
Dacia Duster
Ford Fiesta
Genesis G70
Honda Accord
Hyundai Kona
Jeep Compass
Kia Niro
Kia Picanto
Kia Stinger
Kia Stonic
Land Rover Discovery
Mazda CX-5
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Nissan LEAF
Nissan Micra
Peugeot 3008
Range Rover Velar
Renault Koléos
SEAT Ibiza
Skoda Karoq
SsangYong Rexton G4
Subaru XV/Crosstrek
Suzuki Swift
Toyota Camry
Volkswagen Polo
Volkswagen T-Roc
Volkswagen Arteon
Volvo XC60
Volvo XC40
World Luxury Car
Audi A8
BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo
Lexus LS
Porsche Cayenne
Porsche Panamera
World Performance car
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Audi RS 3 Sedan
Audi RS 5 Coupé
BMW M5
Ferrari Portofino
Honda Civic Type R
Hyundai i30N
Lexus LC 500
Renault Alpine A110
Volkswagen Polo GTI
World Green Car
BMW 530e iPerformance
Chevrolet Cruze Diesel
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
Hyundai FE
Nissan LEAF
World Urban Car
Ford Fiesta
Hyundai Kona
Kia Picanto
Kia Stonic
Nissan Micra
SEAT Ibiza
Suzuki Swift
Volkswagen Polo
World Car Design Of The Year
Vehicles eligible for any of the other World Car awards will be eligible and automatically entered for the World Car Design award.
In addition, the following stand-alone entries are also nominated as candidates:
BMW i8 Roadster
Lamborghini Urus