Audi A1, Audi A8, BMW 5, BMW – MDG (Global car year) of the famous World Car Awards organization.

We also know the final list of cars for the kick-off… “World Performance Car” will be selected among the ten – Aston Martin Rapide, Audi RS 5 Coupé, Cadillac CTS-V Coupé, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Mercedes S63/CL 63 AMG, Mercedes SLS AMG, Porsche 911 GT2RS, Porsche 911 Turbo I Renault Mégane III RS.

The jury will also decide which car is the most environmentally friendly – they will be able to choose from vehicles such as: BMW 320d Efficient Dynamics Edition, Chevrolet Volt, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Mercedes class B F-Cell, Nissan LEAF and intelligent electric transmission.

The beauty statuette “World Car Design of the Year” will be awarded to one of these cars – Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Aston Martin Rapide, Audi A7, Citroën DS3, Ferrari 458, Honda CR-Z, Kia Sportage and Nissan Juke.

The lists of finalist vehicles were determined in a secret vote by a jury of 66 automotive journalists from around the world, based on individual opinions collected after a series of tests. Jury members come from Asia, Europe (including Poland), North America, South America and other parts of the world and enjoy a well-established and very high professional position in their region.

What does the Polish juror think of the candidates? “In all automobile competitions around the world, there has recently been a tendency to succumb to propaganda rather than love for technology, mechanics and style. However, I hope that the judges of the WCYA (World Car of the Year Award) will only think about the automobile categories, and may the honorable title be the best. car The world in 2011 will return to a truly impressive structure – not an ideology. And the stakes, it must be admitted, are high. It includes truly epic vehicles (like the Mercedes SLS, Audi A8 or the Jaguar and BMW 5), but also those that the world of car fans has been impatiently waiting for (like the Jeep Grand Cherokee or the Volvo S/ V60). There are plenty of choices! » – said Maciej Pertyński, editor-in-chief of the magazine “Auto Moto” and the weekly “Motor”.

“As for the remaining competitions, the competition is likely to be even fiercer and the jurors will struggle. Of the cars competing for the title of World Sports Car of the Year, the semi-finals included vehicles including everyone – without the slightest exaggeration – deserves this type of recognition The candidates for the title of World Car Design of the Year are absolutely unique in every respect and arouse great emotions with their appearance The candidates for the title of World Green Car of the Year. . are very interesting – we have three electric cars, one hybrid, one with a fuel cell and one completely conventional, but guaranteeing huge fuel and energy savings in all areas of the “life” of the car. calculating the real costs of purchase, use and recycling of all candidates will be exciting, not to mention calculating their ecological efficiency – Pertyński noted.

The competition winners in each category will be announced on April 21, 2011, at the New York Auto Show. Then it will be a question of which car is the best in the world.