Candidates for the 2021 Car of the Year Award

In the event to be held at the New York Auto Show in March 2021, the World Car of the Year will find its owners.

The rather crowded roster will be shortened by the elimination procedure and the finalists will be determined in early 2021. Here are the nominees for the 'Car of the Year in the World' award:

CAR CANDIDATES OF THE YEAR WORLDWIDE

• Audi A3
• BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe
• BMW 4 Series
• Citroen C4/e-C4
• Ford Escape/Kuga
• Genesis G80
• Honda Jazz/Fit
• honda-e
• Hyundai Elantra/Avante
• Hyundai i10 / Grand i10
• Hyundai i20
• Kia k5 / optima
• Kia Sonnet
• Kia Sorento
• Mazda MX-30
• Mercedes-Benz GLA
• Nissan Rogue/X-Trail
• Seat Leon
• Skoda Octavia
• Toyota Highlander
• Toyota Sienna
• Toyota Venza/Harrier
• Toyota Yaris / Yaris Cross
• Volkswagen ID.4

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LUXURY CAR CANDIDATES OF THE YEAR

• Aston Martin DBX
• BMW X6
• Genesis GV80
• Land Rover Defender
• Polestar 2
• Tesla Model Y
• Toyota Mirai
• Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD

THE MOST QUALIFIED PERFORMANCE CAR CANDIDATES OF THE YEAR

• Audi RS Q3
• Audi RS Q8
• BMW Alpine XB7
• BMW M2 CS
• BMW
• Hyundai veloster n
• Mercedes AMG GLS 63
• Little John Cooper Works GP
• Porsche 718 GTS 4.0
• Porsche Turbo 911
• GR Toyota Yaris

THE MOST SUITABLE CITY CANDIDATES

Kia Telluride won the World Car of the Year award in 2020, Jaguar I-Pace in 2019 and Volvo XC2018 in 90.