A jury from United States and Canada has finalised the contestants for 2016 North American Car and Truck-Utility of the Year awards, conquerors of which will be declared at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 12th.
This is the 23rd iteration of the NACTOY awards where trucks and utility vehicles compete with each other to take the crown of the best in their class. The previous year champs included Volkswagen Golf and Ford F-150. Let’s see who will take the crown this year as the testing will start from October 13 to 15 at the Hell Creek Ranch, in Hell, Michigan.
Here’s the shortlist of the contestants for 2016 North American Car and Truck-Utility of the Year awards, the winners will be announced in December:
2016 North American Car of the Year Shortlist
BMW 7-Series
Cadillac CT6
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Malibu
Chevrolet Volt
Honda Civic
Kia Optima
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Nissan Maxima
Toyota Prius
North American Truck/Utility of the Year Shortlist
Ford Edge
Honda HR-V
Honda Pilot
Hyundai Tucson
Jeep Renegade
Kia Sorento
Lexus RX
Mazda CX-3
Nissan Titan XD
Tesla Model X
Toyota Tacoma
Volvo XC90