Back in March, the Volvo XC60 was crowned as the 2018 World Car of the Year. And now an extensive list of candidates for the 2019 version of the prestigious award has been announced.
After a lengthy evaluation and voting process, the list will eventually be whittled down before the overall winners are announced at the New York International Auto Show in April 2019.
As many as 35 candidates (some of which have yet to officially launch) in the main World Car of the Year category have been listed, ranging from the second-generation Audi A1 and yet-to-be-revealed BMW 3 Series to the box-fresh Suzuki Jimny and fifth-generation Toyota RAV4.
Meanwhile, five vehicles – the Audi A7, Audi Q8, BMW 8 Series, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Volkswagen Touareg – have been shortlisted for the World Luxury Award, with five more (Aston Martin Vantage, BMW M2 Competition, Hyundai Veloster N, Kia Ceed GT and McLaren 720S) in the running for the World Performance Car title.
There are as many as 11 eligible vehicles in the World Green Car category, while the World Urban Car segment contains five contenders (each of which also features in the World Car of the Year category).
Vehicles in the running for the World Car Design award include those eligible for any of the other World Car awards (they are automatically entered).
Check out the full lists of eligible vehicles below, and pick your winners!
World Car of the Year 2019:
Acura RDX
Audi e-tron
Audi A1
Audi A6
Audi Q3
BMW 3 Series
BMW i8 Roadster
BMW X2
Cadillac XT4
Citroën C5 Aircross
Dacia Duster
Ford Focus
Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai Nexo
Infiniti QX50
Jaguar E-Pace
Jaguar I-Pace
Jeep Cherokee
Jeep Wrangler
Kia Ceed/Forte
Kia Niro EV
Kia Soul
Lexus ES
Lexus UX
Nissan Altima
Nissan Kicks
Seat Arona
Subaru Forester
Suzuki Jimny
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Corolla
Toyota RAV4
Volvo S60/V60
Volvo XC40
World Luxury Car of the Year 2019:
Audi A7
Audi Q8
BMW 8 Series
Mercedes-Benz GLE
Volkswagen Touareg
World Performance Car of the Year 2019:
Aston Martin Vantage
BMW M2 Competition
Hyundai Veloster N
Kia Ceed GT
McLaren 720S
World Green Car of the Year 2019:
Audi e-tron
BMW i8 Roadster
Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
Honda Insight
Hyundai Nexo
Jaguar I-Pace
Kia Niro EV
Lexus ES Hybrid
Lexus UX Hybrid
Toyota Avalon Hybrid
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
World Urban Car of the Year 2019:
Audi A1
BMW X2
Kia Soul
Seat Arona
Suzuki Jimny
