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The flagship Audi A8 and BMW's mid-sized 5 Series are competing with the Nissan Leaf to become the seventh winner of the 2011 World Car of the Year award. The three finalists were culled from an original list of 39 contenders and the winner will be announced at the opening of the New York Auto Show on April 21.
Apart from the overall World COTY award, 66 motoring journalists from 24 countries are also voting on awards for performance cars, green cars and automotive design. The three finalists for the World Performance Car are the Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and the latest Porsche 911 Turbo.
The World Green Car, an award presented by Bridgestone, will go to either the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition, the Chevrolet Volt or the Nissan Leaf, while the competition for the design award is between the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Aston Martin Rapide and Ferrari 458 Italia.
"The World COTY awards are not intended to replace any national or regional awards, such as the Carsguide Car of the Year contest won for 2010 by the Volkswagen Polo, but reward automotive excellence on an international scale," says Peter Lyon, co-chair of the World COTY award.
The reigning World COTY champion is the Volkswagen Polo, while the Volkswagen Golf won for 2009, and the Mazda2 claimed the top prize in 2008.
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