The finalists for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year Award are out and we couldn’t help doing a little prognostication as to who might follow the 2009’s winner, the Hyundai Genesis (above).
By Motormouths scores alone the Porsche Panamera should be a lock for the Car award with a 90 score (followed by the Mazda3/MazdaSpeed3, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Toyota Prius and the new Volkswagen GTI which are tied at 87)
The truck side its harder to call as the Audi Q5, Chevrolet Equinox, and Lincoln MKT are all tied at 84.
To be clear, Motormouths scores have no bearing on the actual awards, although we do track many of the jurors. Porsche should beware however, that domestic producers have dominated the award (winning 8 out of 15 car awards, and 9 out of 15 for trucks), so don’t be too surprised if the All-American Chevrolet Camaro, or Cadillac CTS (both scoring 85 on Motormouths) pull ahead in the end.
The 2010 North American Car of the Year Short List:
- BMW 335d 85
- Buick LaCrosse 83
- Cadillac CTS 85
- Chevrolet Camaro 85
- Ford Fusion/Fusion Hybrid 84/83
- Ford Taurus 81
- Honda Insight 83
- Kia Soul 85
- Mazda3/MazdaSpeed3 87
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class 87
- Porsche Panamera 90
- Subaru Legacy 82
- Suzuki Kizashi Pending
- Toyota Prius 87
- Volkswagen Golf/GTI Pending/87
The 2010 North American Truck of the Year Short List:
- Acura ZDX 83
- Audi Q5 84
- Cadillac SRX 82
- Chevrolet Equinox 84
- Ford Transit Connect Pending
- Honda Crosstour Pending
- Land Rover LR4 83
- Lincoln MKT 84
- Subaru Outback 82
- Volvo XC60 83