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BMW models up for 2015 World Car of the Year Awards
 BIMMERPOST NEWSBMW models up for 2015 World Car of the Year Awards Update March 4, 2015: The World Car of the Year final three nominees for each category have been announced at the Geneva auto show. The winners will be revealed at the NY auto show next month. The Top Three in the World finalists in the 5 award categories are as follows, and the BMW M3/M4 and i8 remain in the running: 2015 World Car of the Year - Three Finalists Ford Mustang Mercedes-Benz C-Class Volkswagen Passat 2015 World Luxury Car - Three Finalists BMW i8 Mercedes-Benz S Coupe Range Rover Autobiography Black LWB 2015 World Performance Car - Three Finalists BMW M4 Coupe/M3 Sedan Jaguar F-TYPE R Coupe Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 2015 World Green Car - Three Finalists BMW i8 Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid Volkswagen Golf GTE 2015 World Car Design - Three Finalists Citroën C4 Cactus Mercedes-Benz C-Class Volvo XC90 Original Post - February 16, 2015 The World Car of the Year awards' initial finalists for each of five categories have been announced and several BMW models are up for multiple categories. The judging is performed by 75 automotive journalists and each candidate (car) for the award must be new and available for sale on at least two continents during the time period between January 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015. Three finalists for each category will be named at the Geneva show next month and the winners will then be revealed at the New York auto show in April. Last year's winners were the Audi A3 (overall), Porsche 911 GT3 (performance), Mercedes-Benz S-Class (luxury), BMW i3 (green) and the BMW i3 again (design). 2015 World Car of the Year (Overall) Finalists BMW 2-Series Active Tourer Citroën C4 Cactus Ford Mustang Hyundai Genesis Jeep Renegade Mazda 2 Mercedes-Benz C-Class MINI Hardtop 4 Door Nissan Qashqai Volkswagen Passat (European-spec) 2015 World Luxury Car Finalists BMW i8 BMW X6 Cadillac ATS Coupe Cadillac Escalade Kia K900 Lexus NX Lexus RC Lincoln MKC Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography Black Long-Wheelbase 2015 World Performance Car Finalists Audi S1 Audi S3 Audi TT Bentley Continental GT Speed BMW M3/M4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Jaguar F-Type R Coupe Lexus RC F Mercedes-AMG GT 2015 World Green Car Finalists BMW i8 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Kia Soul EV Volvo XC90 T8 Volkswagen Golf GTE 2015 World Car Design Finalists BMW 2-Series Active Tourer Citroën C4 Cactus Mercedes-Benz C-Class Porsche Macan Volvo XC90 |
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I'd love to hear the rationale for why the Active Tourer is on any of these lists. How are cars nominated -- is there some kind of panel/committee?
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Guess BMW knew what they were doing with this lame family hauler. I mean, that R class does so well for Merc...
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corvette for performance,
i8 for green. others don't know .. lol
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The i8 and M3/M4 made it down to the final three in their respective categories.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/04/w...s-geneva-2015/ Winners to be announced at NYIAS. I have a feeling that with the stiff competition the M3/M4 are facing - the AMG GT and F-Type R coupe - they are a long shot. i8 probably has the better chance to take one of its two categories. |
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Wow, weird to see the active tourer up there.
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Dang, not sure that the M3/4 can stand its ground to the AMG GT in the performance car segment. The M3/4 is too well rounded to be dubbed 100% performance.
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A tasty list with many of the usual European models not sold in the US.
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Green category never met Tesla P85 Insane button? Doesn't get any greener or faster with luxury than that. I8 who?
Makes me question if manufacturers advertising spend with the journalist publications influenced the list. Like the fortune best companies to work for list.
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The M4 is an extraordinary car, it deserves to win as much as the i8 but because of the way technology is moving forward, I think the i8 may win.
Either way, they both deserve it.
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