North American Car Of the Year Awards Finalists Leak Out - Are These Really The Best?

It's that time of year again: time to decide the North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACOTY). This time around, our own Executive Editor Marty Padgett is one of the jurors, and we're bringing you the insider's perspective on the process, as well as looking to hear what you have to say on which car and truck should be picked as the year's best.

Starting with a long nominee list of 27 cars and 17 trucks, the NACOTY panel carefully selected just 15 cars and 10 trucks that will be up for the final award.

The 2010 North American Car of the Year Short List:

    * BMW 335d
    * Buick LaCrosse
    * Cadillac CTS
    * Chevrolet Camaro
    * Ford Fusion/Fusion Hybrid
    * Ford Taurus
    * Honda Insight
    * Kia Soul
    * Mazda3/MazdaSpeed3
    * Mercedes-Benz E-Class
    * Porsche Panamera
    * Subaru Legacy
    * Suzuki Kizashi
    * Toyota Prius
    * Volkswagen Golf/GTI

The 2010 North American Truck of the Year Short List:

    * Acura ZDX
    * Audi Q5
    * Cadillac SRX
    * Chevrolet Equinox
    * Ford Transit Connect
    * Honda Crosstour
    * Land Rover LR4
    * Lincoln MKT
    * Subaru Outback
    * Volvo XC60



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