World Car of the Year - top 10

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Judged by 66 top motoring journalists from around the globe, the World Car of the Year title is a pretty big deal and this year's contest is as close as ever as the field gets whittled down to just ten finalists for overall World Car of the Year and ten finalists in the World Performance Car category.

And the winner is... Wait until April to find out.

WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR - TOP 10

Audi A6 Sedan/Avant

Audi Q3

BMW 1 Series

BMW 3 Series

Chevrolet Volt/Opel/Vauxhall Ampera

Citroen DS5

Ford Focus

Land Rover Evoque

Porsche 911

Volkswagen Up!

WORLD PERFORMANCE CAR - TOP 10

Audi RS 3 Sportback

BMW 1 Series M Coupé

BMW M5

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Ferrari FF

Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4

McLaren MP4-12C

Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG

Mercedes-Benz C-63 Coupe AMG Black Series

Porsche 911

RESULTS IN APRIL

The next step for the jurors is to re-evaluate the top ten cars in preparation for a final round of voting later this month.

They'll be expected to rate each vehicle in terms of overall merit, value, emotional appeal safety, environmental credentials and significance.

Following that, KPMG will tabulate the vote results, which will be announced at the New York Auto Show on 5 April.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2011 - Nissan Leaf

2010 - VW Polo

2009 - VW Golf

2008 - Mazda2

2007 - Lexus LS460

2006 - BMW 3 Series

2005 - Audi A6