The 2013 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year Award is up for grabs. This year a total of 45 vehicles from 23 automakers stand a chance of taking home the prize.
Last year, the 2012 Hyundai Elantra and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque took car and truck of the year, respectively. This year, candidates seem to be coming from all sorts of avenues. An eclectic bunch, alternative energy vehicles like the Tesla Model S, Toyota RAV4 EV and Honda Fit EV must face-off against sports cars including both Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ as well as the SRT Viper. Trucks range from the Mazda CX-5 and Escape crossovers to the burly Ram 1500 and Mercedes-Benz G-Class trucks.
It'll be hard to whittle down the merits of each vehicle and stacking them up against one another but jurors on the awards board will have a long judging session before the "short list" gets announced. Winners will finally be revealed at the Detroit Auto Show in January, 2013.
The complete list of candidates are below. Tell us who you think deserves to take the prize! Also note that Japanese makes account for 40 percent of the roster.
2013 North American Car of the Year Long List
- Acura ILX
- BMW 3 Series
- BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe
- Cadillac ATS
- Cadillac XTS
- Chevrolet Malibu
- Chevrolet Spark
- Dodge Dart
- Ford Fusion
- Ford Focus Electric
- Honda Accord
- Honda Fit EV
- Hyundai Azera
- Hyundai Elantra GT
- Lexus ES
- Lexus GS
- Lexus LS
- Lincoln MKZ
- Mercedes SL-Class
- Nissan Altima
- Nissan Sentra
- Porsche 911
- Porsche Boxster
- Scion FR-S
- SRT Viper
- Subaru BRZ
- Tesla Model S
- Toyota Avalon
- Toyota Prius C
- Toyota Yaris
2013 North American Truck/Utility Long List
- Acura RDX
- Audi Allroad
- BMW X1
- Ford Escape
- Ford C-Max
- Hyundai Santa Fe
- Infiniti JX 35
- Mazda CX-5
- Mercedes GL-Class
- Mercedes GLK-Class
- Mercedes G-Class
- Nissan Pathfinder
- Ram 1500
- Subaru SV Crosstrek
- Toyota RAV4 EV
