British brands Aston Martin, Jaguar and McLaren have made it on to the 2019 World Car Awards long-list. And each of these UK-based firms will settle for nothing less than a class win or, in Jaguar's case, the overall World Car of the Year (WCOTY) 2019 title.
But the Germans, Japanese and Koreans have more contenders than the Brits. Audi looks particularly strong and is determined to cling on to its impressive record of winning more World Car gongs than any other manufacturer.
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Over the coming months, 85 international jurors - including Steve Fowler and Mike Rutherford of Auto Express - will be driving, evaluating and voting for/against all the contender models. After that, the World Car Awards Finals will be staged at the New York Auto Show in April 2019. As well as the overall winner, winning cars will be named in the Luxury, Performance, Green and Urban car categories while a world car design of the year will be selected from the models selected for the long-list in other categories.
Now in its 15th year, the World Car Awards is independently ranked as the No. 1 automotive awards programme on the planet. See the full list of the contenders below...
World Car of the Year
- Acura RDX
- Audi e-tron
- Audi A1
- Audi A6
- Audi Q3
- BMW 3 Series
- BMW i8 Roadster
- BMW X2
- Cadillac XT4
- Citroen 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
World Performance Car of the Year
- Aston Martin Vantage
- BMW M2 Competition
- Hyundai Veloster N
- Kia Ceed GT
- McLaren 720S
World Green Car of the Year
- 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
- Audi A1
- BMW X2
- Kia Soul
- SEAT Arona
- Suzuki Jimny
Which of the World Car of the Year 2019 contenders would be your pick? Let us know in the comments...
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