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More than two dozen jurors started with a pool of 23 concept cars introduced at the most recent Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Toronto and New York auto shows, then pared it down to three winners in three categories for the twelfth annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards. The trophy-bearers are said to be those "vehicles most likely to shape the future of the automobile industry," and lead their classes in the Concept Car, Concept Truck and Production Preview divisions.
Hyundai had two cars as finalists for the Concept Car category, the competition boiled down to the
Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis concept,
Veloster C3 Roll Top,
Honda EV-STER and the
Toyota Corolla Furia. It won with the HCD-14 Genesis that was introduced at the
Detroit Auto Show, a sharp sedan that sharply divided opinion between those who thought it was too much, those who thought it was too much
Audi A7, and those who thought it was perfect. The award panel's judges, however, thought so much of it that it's got two awards in one sitting, not only taking concept car honors, but because it earned the highest overall score in the competition it also takes the crown for Most Significant Concept Vehicle of 2013.
The final selection in the Concept Truck category was down to the
Ford Atlas,
Kia Cross GT,
Nissan Resonance and
Volkswagen Cross Blue. The
Ford Atlas took the silverware, after also
winning the Eyes on Design award - shared with the
Nissan Resonance - at the Detroit Auto Show where it was introduced.
The Production Preview Vehicle was swiped by the
BMW i8 Spyder, which rolled silently away from the
Acura NSX, the
Subaru WRX STI and
Tesla Model X. It was a year-on-year sibling affair, with the
i8 coupe
having won the same category in last year's awards.
There's a press release
below with more on the awards and the reasons behind each choice.
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