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In the running ... the Audi A6.
Chevrolet Volt, Volkswagen Up, Land Rover Evoque and Porsche 911are facing off.
They are battling for the biggest prize in global motoring and head the 10-car field for the 2012 World Car of the Year award, which will be announced in April at the New York motor show.
The top-10 lineup covers every area of motoring, from city runabouts to advanced hybrids, with a separate fast-car field competing for the World Performance Car award.
The final field for the World COTY contest - which also includes a green award - will be set in March when three finalists are named in each category.
The top-10 fields were set during voting by the 66 World COTY judges - including Carsguide - from Asia, Europe, North and South America. The results were tabulated by international accounting firm KPMG before being announced.
Judges must now rate each vehicle based on their overall merit, value, safety, environmental responsibility, emotional appeal and significance.
The World COTY award has been made since 2005, when the Audi A6 was the inaugural winner. It was followed by the BMW 3 Series, Lexus LS460, Mazda2, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Leaf.
The Performance Car award has only been running since 2006 when the Porsche Cayman S took the prize.
The full fields for the World COTY contests are:
| 2012 World Car of the Year | 2012 World Peformance Car |
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