Once again the vehicles are divided up into ‘Best Car’ and ‘Best Performance Car’ segments, with each category containing ten vehicles picked from an original list of 39 entrants. Judging the event in April will be a team comprised of 47 automotive journalists from across 23 countries, and to be eligible cars must be in production and sold in at least five countries on two continents. Follow the jump to see the list of finalists for this year’s awards.
World Car - Top Ten Finalists in alphabetical order:
Audi A5/S5
Audi R8
Cadillac CTS
Ford Mondeo
Ford S-Max
Mazda2 Demio
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Nissan Qashqai/Dualis
Nissan Skyline Coupe/Infiniti G37 Coupe
Volvo C30
World Performance Car - Top Ten Finalists in alphabetical order:
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster
Audi R8
Audi S5
BMW M3
Honda Civic Type R
Maserati GranTurismo
Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series
Renault Clio F1 Team R27