With all the excitement surrounding the first few days of the Paris Motor Show, the announcement of the World Car Awards 2017 nominees went by almost unnoticed.
Still, it's worth having a closer look at the lengthy list of candidates, which features vehicles from all manner of manufacturers.
The 2017 awards span five categories: the overall World Car of the Year, the World Luxury/Performance Car, the newly added World Urban Car, the World Green Car and the World Car Design of the Year.
All of the World Car of the Year entries automatically qualify for the design category, although the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet has been added as a stand-alone nominee in this category.
The first round of juror voting will take place in January 2017, with the finalists announced in February. This resulting finalist list will be whittled down to just three vehicles per category, which will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The winners will then be named at the New York Auto Show in mid-April.
Check out the nominees below, in alphabetical order...
World Car of the Year 2017:
Audi A5/S5 Coupé
Audi Q2
Audi Q5
Buick LaCrosse
Buick Envision
Chevrolet Cruze
Chrysler Pacifica
Fiat/Abarth 124 Spyder
Honda Civic
Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Genesis G80
Infiniti Q60
Jaguar F-Pace
Kia Cadenza
Kia Rio
Kia Sportage
Mazda CX-9
Seat Ateca
Skoda Kodiaq
SsangYong Tivoli Air/XLV
Subaru Impreza
Toyota C-HR
Volkswagen Tiguan
World Luxury/Performance Car 2017:
Audi R8 Spyder
BMW 5 Series
Bentley Bentayga
Cadillac CT6
Cadillac XT5
Honda/Acura NSX
Hyundai Genesis G90
Lexus LC500
Lincoln Continental
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mercedes-AMG Roadster
Porsche Boxster Cayman
Range Rover Evoque Convertible
Volvo S90/V90
World Urban Car 2017:
BMW i3 (94 Ah)
Citroën C3
Citroën E-Méhari
Ford Ka+
Smart Brabus (range)
Smart ForTwo Cabriolet
Suzuki Baleno
Suzuki Ignis
World Green Car 2017:
Audi Q7 e-tron 3,0 TDI quattro
BMW 740e iPerformance
Chevrolet Bolt
Chevrolet Malibu
Honda FCV Clarity
Hyundai Ioniq
Kia Niro
Mercedes-Benz GLC 350e
Tesla Model X
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Prius Prime
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