World Car of the Year finalists announced
 

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To say the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/06/geneva-motor-show-roundup/">2014 Geneva Motor Show</a> was packed full of news is an understatement as big as the show's home at the Palexpo convention center. Despite everything that we were able to cover during this year's show, there's still more coming out of Switzerland, including the announcement of the finalists for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/wcoty/">2014 World Car of the Year Awards</a>.<br />
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We reported on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/13/2014-world-car-finalists/">the original list of finalists</a> over three weeks ago, and now, that initial list has been pared down to three finalists for each of the five awards. The finalists were announced at a press conference by frequent <em>Autoblog</em> contributor and co-chair of the awards, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bloggers/matt-davis/">Matt Davis</a> (above).<br />
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The finalists for the overall title of 2014 World Car of the Year are the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/a3/">Audi A3</a>, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/4+series/">BMW 4 Series</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mazda3/">Mazda3</a>. The World Luxury Car of the Year will be either the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bentley/continental+flying+spur/">Bentley Flying Spur</a>, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/s-class/">Mercedes-Benz S-Class</a> or the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/land+rover/range+rover+sport/">Land Rover Range Rover Sport</a>, while the Performance Car of the Year will be awarded to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/corvette/">Chevrolet Corvette Stingray</a>, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/12/2015-ferrari-458-speciale-review-first-drive-video/">Ferrari 458 Speciale</a> or the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/porsche+911+gt3/">Porsche 911 GT3</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/20/porsche-tells-911-gt3-owners-no-driving/">which, um, yeah...</a>).<br />
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Rounding out the trophy contenders are the finalists for World Green Car of the Year, which include the <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2014/02/13/co2-neutral-audi-a3-g-tron-goes-on-sale-in-germany/">Audi A3 Sportback G-Tron</a> and <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2013/01/31/audi-to-produce-e-gas-synthetic-fuel-wind-solar-co2/">Audi E-Gas</a>, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/i3/">BMW i3</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/vw+xl1/">Volkswagen XL1</a>. Finally, World Car Design of the Year will be contested by the BMW i3, Mazda3 and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/c-class/">Mercedes-Benz C-Class</a>.<br />
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The winners will be announced in April, at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/new-york-auto-show/">2014 New York International Auto Show</a>. <a href="/2014/03/07/world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/#continued">Scroll down</a> for the official press release from the World Car of the Year committee.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/07/world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>World Car of the Year finalists announced</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/07/world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/">World Car of the Year finalists announced</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 07 Mar 2014 18:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/07/world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20845326/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/07/world-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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