At the Frankfurt Motor Show, we got 2016 World Car of the Year nominees for overall best car and best cars in performance, luxury, design and green categories. Only the new cars available on sale in atleast 2 continents throughout the time phase between January 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016 will be qualified for the 2016 World Car of the Year awards.

At 2016 Geneva Motor Show, we will get three finalists while the winners will be announced at 2016 New York Auto Show. The 2015 World Car of the Year awards were won by the Mercedes-Benz C-Class (world), Mercedes S-Class (luxury), Mercedes-AMG GT (performance), BMW i8 (green) and Citroën C4 Cactus (design).

Let’s take a look at the contenders for the 2016 World Car of the Year:

Audi A4
BMW X1
Cadillac CT6
Chevrolet Malibu
Ford Edge
Honda HR-V
Hyundai Creta
Hyundai Tucson
Jaguar XE
Kia Optima
Land Rover Discovery Sport
Mazda CX-3
Mazda MX-5
Mercedes-Benz GLC
Nissan Maxima
Opel Astra
Skoda Superb
SSangYong Tivoli
Subaru Levorg
Subaru Outback
Toyota Prius
Volkswagen Touran

Contenders for the 2016 World Performance Car of the Year:

Audi R8 Coupe
Audi RS 3 Sportback
BMW X5 M and X6 M
Cadillac ATS-V
Cadillac CTS-V
Chevrolet Camaro
Honda Civic Type R
Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR
Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe

Contenders for the 2016 World Luxury Car of the Year:

Audi Q7
Bentley Mulsanne Speed
BMW 7-Series
Infiniti Q30
Jaguar XF
Lexus RX
Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe
Volvo XC90

Contenders for the 2016 World Green Car of the Year:

BMW 330e
Chevrolet Volt
Mercedes-Benz C350e
Nissan Murano Hybrid
Nissan X-Trail Hybrid
Toyota Mirai
Toyota Prius
Volkswagen Passat GTE

Contenders for the 2016 World Design Car of the Year:

Audi Q7
Audi R8 Coupe
BMW 2-Series Convertible
BMW 7-Series
Hyundai Creta
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe