The North American Car and Truck of the Year is a coveted award that is awarded during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Although the award won’t be announced until January, the candidates for the 2010 award have just been released this week.
This year there have been a number of surprising and perhaps controversial choices of potential award winners observes Chevrolet Peoria. Some, such as the Suzuki Kizashi, have yet to even reach showrooms. But despite some odd choices, the list overall is equally divided among European, American, and Japanese brands.
The total list includes 37 vehicles. Not to anyone’s surprise, Chrysler did not have any vehicle that made it on to the list. Saginaw Chevrolet dealers say that deciding who will win the coveted award for North American Car and Truck of the Year will mainly be automotive journalists that are based in North America. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait next year to see who will win.
To make it onto the list, Honda New York points out that a vehicle has to either be all-new or substantially updated when compared to the previous model year. This year the awards win to the Hyundai Genesis and the Ford F-150. With so many exciting new vehicles emerging for the 2010 model year, Washington DC Auto Parts expects that the outcome will be highly anticipated as automakers vie for the attention of skittish car buyers.
To see the full list of 2010 candidates, see the full list below.
2010 North American Car of the Year candidates:
Audi S4
BMW Z4
BMW 335d
BMW 5-series GranTurismo
Buick LaCrosse
Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
Chevrolet Camaro
Ford Fusion/Fusion Hybrid
Ford Mustang/GT500
Ford Taurus/Taurus SHO
Honda Insight
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Kia Forte
Kia Soul
Lexus HS 250h
Lotus Evora
Mazda3/Mazdaspeed3
Mercedes Benz E-Class
Nissan Cube
Nissan 370Z
Porsche Panamera
Subaru Legacy
Suzuki Kizashi
Toyota Prius
Volkswagen Golf/Golf TDI
2010 North American Truck of the Year candidates:
Acura ZDX
BMW X5 xDrive35d
Cadillac SRX
Chevrolet Equinox
Ford Transit Connect
GMC Terrain
Honda Crosstour (name to be officially announced/confirmed later)
Land Rover LR4
Lincoln MKT
Subaru Outback
Toyota 4Runner
Volvo XC60
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When results are announced during the Detroit Auto Show look right here.
