{"id":14356,"date":"2016-03-03T17:25:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T16:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=14356"},"modified":"2016-03-03T17:32:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T16:32:48","slug":"14356","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/14356\/","title":{"rendered":"World Car of the Year 2016 finalists announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/world-car-of-the-year-main.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14359\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14359\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/world-car-of-the-year-main.jpg\" alt=\"world-car-of-the-year-main\" width=\"850\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/world-car-of-the-year-main.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/world-car-of-the-year-main-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/world-car-of-the-year-main-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The World Car Awards has announced its \u2018Top Three in the World\u2019 finalists in five award categories for this year\u2019s competition.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Top Three in the World<\/strong> finalists in the five award categories are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>2016 <strong>World Car of the Year<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audi A4 Sedan \/ Audi A4 Avant<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/mazda-mx-5\/\">Mazda MX-5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mercedes-Benz GLC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016 <strong>World Luxury Car<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/first-drive-audi-q7\/\">Audi Q7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BMW 7 Series<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/volvo-xc90\/\">Volvo XC90<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016 <strong>World Performance Car<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audi R8 Coupe<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/first-drive-honda-civic-type-r\/\">Honda Civic Type R<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/ten-things-to-know-about-the-mercedes-amg-c-63-coupe\/\">Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coup\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016 <strong>World Green Car<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chevrolet Volt<\/li>\n<li>Toyota Mirai (Hydrogen Fuel Cell)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/first-drive-toyota-prius\/\">Toyota Prius (Hybrid)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016 <strong>World Car Design of the Year<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/jaguar-xe-2-0-d-prestige\/\">Jaguar XE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/first-drive-mazda-cx-3\/\">Mazda CX-3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/mazda-mx-5\/\">Mazda MX-5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The winners will be announced at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) on March 24, 2016.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.ie\/opinion\/independent-journalists\/eddie-cunningham\/\">Eddie Cunningham<\/a>, Motoring Editor of the Irish Independent is the Irish Juror.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Do you agree with the finalists chosen by the World Car Awards\u2019 jury? Which cars do you think deserves to win? Let us know what you think in the comments below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3rd March, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Car Awards has announced its \u2018Top Three in the World\u2019 finalists in five award categories for this year\u2019s competition. 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