Published: February 4, 2020, 7:25 PM
Updated: November 17, 2021, 3:29 PM
2020 World Car Awards Short Lists Revealed
Short lists of finalists for the 2020 World Car Awards, in five categories, were revealed today in a press conference at the Delhi Auto Expo in India. From those short-lists, 86 automotive journalists from 23 countries, who make up the World Car jury, will begin their final round of voting to select the winners, based on their individual evaluations of each candidate.
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2020 World Car Awards
The ‘Top Three in the World’, in each of the five categories will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, in Switzerland, on March 3, 2020 and the winners will be announced as part of the opening ceremonies for the 2020 New York International Auto Show on April 8, 2020.
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Delhi Auto Expo
The Delhi press conference was the third major stop on The Road to World Car 2020, which began with the reveal of eligible vehicles at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September and continued with the program’s annual L.A. Test Drives in Los Angeles in November. It was the World Car Awards’ first official event in India, which is home to six of the 86 jurors and is now the world’s fourth-largest car market.
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The countdown is on
The countdown is now on for the New York reveal of 2020 World Car winners in five vehicle categories: World Car of the Year; World Luxury Car; World Performance Car; World Urban Car; and World Car Design of the Year. The finalists in each of the five categories are pictured in the following slides, in alpha order by manufacturer.
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
These are the 10 finalists for the 2020 World Car of the Year award, beginning with:
2020 Hyundai Sonata
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Kia Soul EV
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Kia Telluride
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Mazda CX-30
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Mazda Mazda3
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Volkswagen Golf
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2020 World Car of the Year Top 10 Finalist
2020 Volkswagen T-Cross
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2020 World Luxury Car Top Five Finalist
These are the five finalists for the 2020 World Luxury Car award, beginning with:
2020 BMW X5
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2020 World Luxury Car Top Five Finalist
2020 BMW X7
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2020 World Luxury Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC
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2020 World Luxury Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Porsche 911
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2020 World Luxury Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Porsche Taycan
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2020 World Performance Car Top Five Finalist
These are the five finalists for the 2020 World Performance Car award, beginning with:
2020 BMW M8
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2020 World Performance Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Porsche 718 Spyder/Cayman GT4
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2020 World Performance Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Porsche 911
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2020 World Performance Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Porsche Taycan
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2020 World Performance Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Toyota GR Supra
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2020 World Urban Car Top Five Finalist
These are the five finalists for the 2020 World Urban Car award, beginning with:
2020 Kia Soul EV
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2020 World Urban Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Mini Electric
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2020 World Urban Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Peugeot 208
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2020 World Urban Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Renault Clio
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2020 World Urban Car Top Five Finalist
2020 Volkswagen T-Cross
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2020 World Car Design Top Five Finalist
These are the five finalists for the 2020 World Car Design award, beginning with:
2020 Alpine 110S
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2020 World Car Design Top Five Finalist
2020 Mazda Mazda3
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2020 World Car Design Top Five Finalist
2020 Mazda CX-30
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2020 World Car Design Top Five Finalist
2020 Peugeot 208
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2020 World Car Design Top Five Finalist
2020 Porsche Taycan
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World Car Awards
Now in their 16th year, the annual World Car Awards were established to recognize, reward and inspire excellence, leadership and innovation in a rapidly changing global automotive marketplace. They are intended to complement, not compete with, existing national and regional Car of the Year programs and are the number one automotive awards program in the world, in terms of media reach, for the seventh consecutive year.
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