The Best Of The Best? North American Car Of The Year Short List Announced

The North American Car and Truck of the Year nominees were named earlier this year--and now, the short list of contenders have been culled from the long list.

The cars and trucks contending for the 2011 honors are as follows:
2011 North American Car of the Year?

Audi A8
?Buick Regal
?Chevrolet Cruze
?Chevrolet Volt
?Ford Fiesta?
Hyundai Sonata/2.0T/Hybrid
?Infiniti M37/56?
Jaguar XJ?
Kia Optima?
Mazda Mazda2?
Nissan Juke?
Nissan Leaf?
Volkswagen Jetta?
Volvo S60? 

?North American Truck of the Year
?Dodge Durango?
Ford Edge?
Ford Explorer?
Honda Odyssey
?Hyundai Tucson
?Infiniti QX56?
Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Kia Sorento?
Kia Sportage?
Lincoln MKX?
Mercedes-Benz R-Class?
Porsche Cayenne
?Toyota Sienna?
Volkswagen Touareg??

Vehicles that missed the cut:
Cadillac CTS Coupe/CTS-V Coupe
?Dodge Charger?
Ford Mustang?
Hyundai Equus
?Lotus Evora
?MINI Countryman
?Scion tC



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M_Motorsport - 9/24/2010 6:25:09 PM

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I would say the XJ or A8. The Jaguar has a very innovative new design and getting rave reviews in the UK and the A8 a new body as well and with Google Maps GPS which is the new standard in Nav Systems.

tattedtwice - 9/24/2010 10:16:07 PM

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The a8 stands no chance. And the xj has about as good a shot as the a8, which again, stands no chance.

Neither is a game-changer, neither is anything special. Now, if this were an aluminum of the year award......

Dustbuster - 9/24/2010 7:30:51 PM

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A8 and a toss between the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Cayenne (much better than the last).

freeagent - 9/24/2010 8:57:26 PM

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sadly, the answer will either be the Volt or the Leaf

91z4me - 9/24/2010 9:03:59 PM

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Sonata and Grand Cherokee, they both break the mold and move their respective segments forward (and that is typically what this award is given for).

91z4me - 9/26/2010 2:41:09 PM

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A vehicle can't be vanilla and ugly, either/or. The Sonata takes the volume midsize sedan category and knocks it on its head, more so than any recent entry into the field. It has a class leading interior, highly stylized exterior, and has been the 1st of the class to move to 4 cylinder only powertrains (with turbo options). The Grand Cherokee does the same thing with the midsize SUV category.

If you could look past your own brand bias then you could easily see that.

Joe_Limon - 9/27/2010 11:23:29 AM

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I don't think he has a brand bias, he seems to be bashing all brands. And I thought I was bad for that!

sdcarguy - 9/24/2010 11:27:42 PM

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No Beemers? MB R class is hardly new.

sdcarguy - 9/24/2010 11:48:51 PM

+3 Boost

Ford will sweep.

MercBasher - 9/25/2010 12:35:52 AM

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The voters are biased so I'll go with Ford Fiesta or Buick Regal.

cohwang - 9/25/2010 7:39:23 PM

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Some cars are not even out in the market yet. How could the voters pick them out? If voters pick them out just by their appearance, this list is totally meaningless.