2013 Top Ten World Car Finalists Announced

The top ten finalists of the 2013 World Car Awards (WCA) have been announced with us only 52 days away from the New York International Auto Show held on March 28, 2013. This year will only mark the ninth year that this award ceremony will be held, but only the eighth time that the NYIAS will be hosting this event.

This year the ten finalist for the Car of the Year feature the following automobiles:

• Audi A3
• Land Rover Range Rover
• Mazda6
• Mazda CX5
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class
• Peugeot 208
• Porsche Boxster / Cayman
• Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT 86 / Toyota 86
• Volkswagen Golf
• Volvo V40

Now as exciting as it will be to see who walks away with the highest honor of WCA, it is not the only one up for grabs. The New York Auto Show will also be the place where the World Performance Car, World Green Car, and World Car Design of the Year will be crowned as well.

The finalist for these great awards will feature the following vehicles:

World Performance Car Finalist

• Aston Martin Vanquish
• Audi RS 5
• BMW M 135i
• BMW M6 Coupe / Convertible
• Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
• Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster
• Porsche Boxster / Cayman
• Renault Clio Sport
• Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota 86 / GT 86

Last years winner for this award was the Porsche 911, which was the second time it has won this award.

World Green Car

• Renault Zoe
• Smart Electric Drive
• Tesla Model S
• Volkswage Jetta Hybrid
• Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

The Mercedes-Benz S250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCYwalked away with this award in 2012, and gave Mercedes their second World Green Car award.

World Car Design of the Year

• Land Rover Range Rover
• Mazda6
• Volkswagen Golf
• Aston Martin Vanquish
• Renault Clio
• Jaguar F-Type

In 2012 the judges decided that the Range Rover Evoque was the winner of this award, which was the first time Land Rover has ever won any of the WCA.

Once again the award ceremony will take place on March 28, 2013 at the New York Auto Show. Last year, we saw the Volkswagen Up! walk away with the Car of the Year award over the BMW 3 Series and Porsche 911. This marked the third time in the last four years that one of the best cars available came from Volkswagen.