World Car Awards starts 23rd season

MANILA: The Road to World Car 2027 has officially started, opening the 23rd season with its 100 international jurors keen on determining the latest set of winners.

In a statement, the award-giving body said that the latest season begins with the announcement of eligible vehicles, prior to the test drives in November.

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The 2027 provisional list of all eligible vehicles are the following vehicles:

Brand	Model
BMW	i3
Buick	Electra E7
BYD	Ti7
Changan	Nevo Q05
Chery	Q
Chevrolet	Aveo
	Captiva EV / PHEV
Cupra	Raval
Deepal	S05
	S07
DS	N°7
Exeed	Exlantix ET
	RX
GAC Aion	UT
	V
Geely	EX2
	Starray EM-i
Hyundai	Bayon
	IONIQ 3
	Tucson
iCAUR	v23
Infiniti	QX65
Jetour	G700
	T2
Kia	EV2
	Seltos
	Syros EV
	Telluride
Leapmotor	B10
	C10
	T03
Lepas	L6 EV
	L8 PHEV
Lexus	ES
Lincoln	Corsair
Lynk & Co	900
Mazda	CX-5
	CX-6e / EZ-60
Mercedes-Benz	Electric C-Class
	Electric GLC
	GLA
MG	4 EV Urban
Nissan	Frontier Pro
	NX8
Omoda	4
Onvo	L90
Polestar	4 SUV
Renault	Filante
Subaru	Trailseeker
	Uncharted
Volkswagen	Atlas / Teramont Pro
Volvo	EX60
XPeng	G6 2026 Edition
	L03
	P7+
Zeekr	8X

The first major results are set to come out in January next year, revealing the Top 10 finalists for World Car of the Year and the Top 5 finalists for World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Urban Car, and World Car Design of the Year.

Further, the organization will also start the World Car Person of the Year in February, before the car field is narrowed again with the announcement of the Top Three in the World finalists by March.

The 2027 World Car Award winners will be announced within the New York International Auto Show, which is slated March 26-April 4.

 “There’s always something special about the start of a new World Car season because, after all the planning, it’s time to get back to what World Car is really about – driving, evaluating and celebrating the very best new cars from around the world,” World Car Steering Committee Chair Steve Fowler was quoted as saying.

“Our jurors are among the most respected and influential automotive journalists in the world, and they bring an enormous amount of experience, knowledge and, importantly, different perspectives from different markets. I’m really looking forward to seeing which cars rise to the top as the journey unfolds over the coming months.”

The 2027 season also sees World Car continuing with its revised jury panel and Steering Committee. Fowler chairs the World Car Steering Committee alongside Ryan Blair, Vice-President, World Car Awards; Jens Meiners, chair emeritus; Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, senior director; Jenni Newman, director of juror relations; and Carlos Sandoval, director, LATAM.

The Road to World Car 2027 begins today and ends in New York in March 2027. Along the way, 100 jurors around the world will drive, assess and vote on the cars competing to become the next World Car Award winners.

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