2019 World Car of the Year contenders have been announced. Which is your pick? 

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 09/17/2018 at 10:28 • Filed to: World Car of the year, awards

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I highlighted my top 2 choices in Bold for every category

World Car of the Year

Acura RDX

Audi e-tron

Audi A1

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Audi Q3

BMW 3 Series

BMW i8 Roadster

BMW X2

Cadillac XT4

Citroen C5 Aircross

Dacia Duster

Ford Focus

Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai Nexo

Infiniti QX50

Jaguar E-Pace

Jaguar I-Pace

Jeep Cherokee

Jeep Wrangler

Kia Ceed/Forte

Kia Niro EV

Kia Soul

Lexus ES

Lexus UX

Nissan Altima

Nissan Kicks

SEAT Arona

Subaru Forester

Suzuki Jimny

Toyota Avalon

Toyota Corolla

Toyota RAV4

Volvo S60/V60

Volvo XC40

World Luxury Car of the Year

Audi A7

Audi Q8

BMW 8 Series

Mercedes-Benz GLE

Volkswagen Touareg

World Performance Car of the Year

Aston Martin Vantage

BMW M2 Competition

Hyundai Veloster N

Kia Ceed GT

McLaren 720S

World Green Car of the Year

Audi E-Tron

BMW i8 Roadster

Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid

Honda Insight

Hyundai Nexo

Jaguar I-PACE

Kia Niro EV

Lexus ES Hybrid

Lexus UX Hybrid

Toyota Avalon Hybrid

Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

World Urban Car of the Year

Audi A1

BMW X2

Kia Soul

SEAT Arona

Suzuki Jimmy

List of 2018 winners:

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Wheelerguy > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 10:34

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A Hyundai in the same lineup as a super-sports (Vantage) and super-exotic (720S) is...

Ssfancyfresh > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 10:41

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Jeep Cherokee -

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Hold on.

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Azrek > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 10:44

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Rooting for Volvo to get some action! 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 10:57

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seriously the I8 roadster? is it completing for “M ost useless, not actually new car of the year” ?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/17/2018 at 10:58

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But “roadster”

functionoverfashion > Wheelerguy 09/17/2018 at 11:15

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How about the Kia in there!

interstate366, now In The Industry > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 11:30

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Dacia Duster? Really?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/17/2018 at 11:31

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The Dacia Duster just made the WCOTY contender list

interstate366, now In The Industry > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 11:44

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Wow. Anyway, the new Acura RDX...

kanadanmajava1 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 11:49

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And this has been named as an urban car contender ?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > kanadanmajava1 09/17/2018 at 11:51

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For all its off road chops I think it would be used as an urban runabout 90 % of the time.  Just like the G Wagens, I assume.

kanadanmajava1 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 11:55

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I wonder what this tells about modern times...

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 12:19

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I am only going to comment on categories with cars that I know something about. I don’t know anything about any of the urban cars, and not much about the Luxury cars listed, although luxury, I would probably go with the A7, because it is a 5-door sedan, and I’ve liked it for a long time, it isn’t an SUV, and it isn’t BMW’s copy of an Aston Martin, like 8-series is.

World Performance Car of the Year:

McLaren 720S. Perhaps the epitome of the traditional solely- engine- powered automobile, before hybrid technology begins to surpass that technical level. The chassis and dynamics are head-and-shoulders innovative above just about everything, to make a car that is both light weight, and monstrously powerful, also manageable, and perhaps even EASY to drive fast.

World Green Car of the Year:

BMW i8 Roadster. Still one of the most intrinsically- designed Series-Parallel hybrid systems on the market, that can be both plug-in charged and regeneratively charged, and even with a mostly depleted battery, can continue to travel with access to a gas station, or a spare fuel can, and not need to be towed.

Plus, the fact that i8 has only enough engine for what is needed, it is not just an electric motor or several added to a traditional full-sized, high-output ICE drivetrain with a mechanical transmission, like NSX, and hypercars like 918, P1, and LaFerrari. i8 could be faster... granted, but the way to make it faster would be to upgrade the modest battery pack, and the electric motor drive units output first, before upgrading the output power of the ICE power unit

It is also not just batteries and an electric motor that depend on power generation, transmission, and fuel supply at an off-site power plant somewhere. A BEV cannot be refueled at the side of the road, and continue traveling, it would require towing to a recharging point. That is a serious hindrance in most rural areas far from a charging point at home or at a commercial location.

i8 shows the realistic way forward for power-efficient performance, while keeping weight in check with a Carbon Monocoque chassis design, that now even allows open air motoring.

WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR:

I hear good things about Volvo, but I don’t know much about their new products... although XC40 does look like a nice runabout.

I am sure some will suggest that the new Wrangler is important... but I guess none of them stand out in my mind... I’ll defer to others on the overall category judgement.

I wish there were more in that category that actually stood out enough for me to actually care enough about to look into. I am kind of becoming jaded by the mundane level of most new cars.

boxrocket > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 12:30

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• XC40 (if the V60 was separate from the S then I’d vote for that; the 60s should be in the Luxury category anyway).

•GLE, I guess? None of those moves my needle. Again, Volvo should have a horse in this heat.

•720S. Sorry, it’s just that damn good.

•I-Pace. Despite the dumb name, it looks great, has an interior to match, and is finally an all-in-one luxury EV package we deserve. If only it were more affordable... Hoping that depreciation takes a hit and I can buy one from CarMax or CPO in a few years, as long as plenty of folks buy them new (please!).

•Jimny. I didn’t know the Soul got updated, or that it was out already (I think? I work next to a Kia dealership so I tend to be up-to-speed on them, then again I didn’t recognize the new Optima when they started coming in).

RT > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 14:09

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My vote goes to the Suzuki and Volvo.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/17/2018 at 14:22

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BMW X2

Audi A7

BMW M2 Competition

Jaguar I-Pace

BMW X2

pip bip - choose Corrour > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/18/2018 at 07:41

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Dacia Duster

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/18/2018 at 08:10

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Ok, James May

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/18/2018 at 12:07

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I’m starting a new publication and we’ll soon be announcing the first annual Best Car in the Universe award.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/18/2018 at 12:10

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“ selected by a jury of 82 international automotive journalists from 24 countries” Only 24 countries? If you include Taiwan, there are 196 countries in the world.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/18/2018 at 12:16

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