View PhotosThe Renault Kiger and VW Taigun are among the many finalists for 2022 World Urban Car Award
The race for the World Car Awards turns into extra intense as an already aggressive subject narrows. The annual awards program has revealed the listing of finalists throughout all its six classes – primarily based on the primary spherical of voting by its 102-strong world jury. Over the previous few years the relevance of India’s vehicle business has been seen within the awards’ shortlist, and it is no totally different this yr too. For the 2022 World Urban Car class, we see two India-specific fashions making the lower. The ultimate nominees (in alphabetical order) are: the Dacia Sandero hatchback, Opel Mokka and Renault Kiger – each subcompact SUVs, and two compact SUVs – the Toyota Yaris Cross and Volkswagen Taigun. The Kiger and Taigun usually are not simply made right here, however have been designed with India because the lead marketplace for every of the mannequin strains. The Kiger can also be exported to some markets like South Africa, whereas the Taigun is about to start its exports from India to locations like Mexico. In the previous vehicles just like the Hyundai Santro, Maruti Suzuki Swift and Ignis, have additionally made this listing.
The finalists for the newly launched World Electric Vehicle of the Year class contains Audi e-tron GT / RS e-tron GT, BMW iX, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai IONIQ 5, and Mercedes-Benz EQS
In the first-ever World Electric Vehicle of the Year class the lineup is sort of enviable. Audi’s flagship – the brand new e-tron GT and its potent avatar – the Audi RS e-tron GT are in (as a single entry). Then there’s the BMW iX SAV – the BMWi flagship automobile, and the Ford Mustang Mach-E – which performs the identical position for the blue oval. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has made big waves the world over, and it is no shock to see it right here. The identical is true for the Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan – which brings new benchmarks from Daimler to the social gathering.
A majority of finalists for the 2022 World Luxury Car awards are EVs like – BMW iX, Mercedes-Benz EQS and Volvo C40 Recharge. We even have the Audi Q5 Sportback and Genesis GV70 within the listing
It shouldn’t be in the least shocking to additionally see the BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS within the 2022 World Luxury Car listing. They are joined by the brand new Audi Q5 Sportback, Genesis GV70 and the fully-electric Volvo C40 Recharge. The GV70 has been an enormous model builder for Genesis, and is the automobile we anticipate will open the luxurious model’s in India by 2023. The Volvo C40 Recharge is mechanically an identical to the XC40 Recharge – a automobile that can launch in India this yr. The iX has already been launched right here, and the EQS can also be tipped for a 2022 India launch.
The Audi e-tron GT / RS e-tron GT can also be a finalist within the World Performance Car class together with BMW M3/M4, Porsche 911 GT3, Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ, and the Golf GTI and Golf R
The finalists for the World Performance Car are the Audi e-tron GT / RS e-tron GT, the brand new technology BMW M3/M4 and their competitors variants, the super-hot Porsche 911 GT3, the massive shock performer – the Toyota GR86/ Subaru BRZ, and the 2 highly effective variants on the bestselling hatch household from Volkswagen, the Golf GTI and Golf R. The Toyota GR86 (and its Subaru alter ego) particularly is a really attention-grabbing automobile because it brings efficiency to an entry shopping for viewers within the markets it sells in. Would be nice to see the way it stands as much as the extra clearly highly effective sports activities vehicles within the fray.
The World Car Design class has all EVs this yr – Audi e-tron GT / RS e-tron GT , Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and Mercedes-Benz EQS
The World Car Design class is the one one the place a panel of specialists select the shortlist, earlier than it’s put to vote to the jury within the second spherical. They have chosen some very horny vehicles – all of that are making an look right here and in different classes. The Audi e-tron GT, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and Mercedes-Benz EQS. How cool that they’re all EVs, eh? The design knowledgeable panel contains massive names like Shiro Nakamura, Patrick le Quement, and Ian Callum.
The finalists for 2022 World Car of the Year award embrace – Audi This autumn e-tron, Cupra Formentor, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Genesis G70, and the brand new Hyundai Civic
And lastly, for the massive one – 2022 World Car of the Year, the Top Ten (as soon as once more, in alphabetical order) are: the Audi This autumn e-tron, Cupra’s first standalone automobile not primarily based on a Seat mannequin – the Formentor efficiency crossover , predictably – the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the racy and horny Genesis G70, the eleventh technology Honda Civic, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Hyundai Tucson, Kia EV6, new second-gen Lexus NX, and the Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ. Four EVs within the Top Ten is an indication of the instances. Interesting additionally to see the jury lean in the direction of some efficiency vehicles within the WCOTY class.
The Top 10 listing additionally contains the Hyundai IONIQ 5, new Tucson, Kia EV6, Lexus NX, and Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ
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Now the motion shifts to the second spherical of voting which can start now. The world jury has one month to drive any pending vehicles from this shortlist, after which vote. The Top Three within the World throughout all classes will probably be introduced on March 17 2022. The winners will probably be revealed on the World Car Awards ceremony on the New York International Auto Show, on April 13 2022.
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