2009 World Car of the Year finalists announced

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2009 World Car of the Year finalists announced
11 March 2009, 2:29 pm

Filed under: Contests, Green, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen

Less than one month from now, the 2009 World Car of the Year Award winner will be announced at the New York Auto Show. The international jury panel (chosen by the World Car Steering Committee on the basis of experience, expertise, credibility and influence) has whittled down the original list of eligible entries to just three in each category (in alphabetical order):

2009 World Car Finalists

Ford Fiesta

Toyota iQ

Volkswagen Golf VI

2009 World Performance Car Finalists

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Nissan GT-R

Porsche 911 Carrera

2009 World Green Car Finalists

Honda FCX Clarity

Mitsubishi iMiEV

Toyota iQ

This year, the committee has appointed three "green experts" to assist in the selection of the World Green Car finalists. Our own Sam Abuelsamid (from Autoblog and AutoblogGreen) was the sole representative from North America! Check out the full press release after the jump.

[Source: World Car of the Year]

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