2017 North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year entries announced

Over 40 vehicles will compete for the 2017 North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year awards. If that name looks a little strange, it’s because the competition added a third category.

In years past, pickup trucks, crossovers, SUVs, commercial vans, and minivans competed for the same award. That’s why there were occasionally weird comparisons, like last year’s competition between the
Volvo XC90 and
Nissan Titan XD. The new format separates pickups and commercial vans into the truck contest and CUVs, SUVs, and minivans into the utility competition.

A complete list of eligible vehicles is below, but here are a few highlights. For one, the entire list of entries has a luxurious lean. Of the 43 vehicles, nearly half of them are from premium brands. There are two eligible Bentleys – the
Bentayga and
Mulsanne – the Rolls-Royce Dawn, Jaguar F-Pace,
Audi Q7, and the Mercedes-Benz GLS-, E-, and
S-Class Maybach. The performance ranks are lofty, too, with the
Audi R8,
Acura NSX, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Mercedes SL- and
SLC-Class, Porsche 718, and
F-150 Raptor. The mainstream entries are just as comprehensive. From the
Chrysler Pacifica to the
Chevrolet Cruze to the
Fiat 124 Spider to the
Mitsubishi Mirage, NACTOY has covered an enormous price range with this year’s contestants.

Of course, these are only the
eligible vehicles. They’ll need to run through three rounds of judging, starting in September at NACTOY’s traditional Hell, MI, test drive. The Canadian and American journalists involved in the judging will announce this year’s nine finalists – three in each category – on December 6.

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Cars

Acura NSX

Alfa Romeo Giulia

Audi A4

Audi R8

Bentley Mulsanne

Buick Cascada

Buick LaCrosse

Cadillac CT6

Chevrolet Bolt

Chevrolet Cruze

Fiat 124

Genesis G90

Hyundai Elantra

Infiniti Q60

Jaguar XE

Kia Cadenza

Lincoln Continental

Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan

Mercedes-Benz S550 Maybach

Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class

Mini Clubman

Mitsubishi Mirage/G4

Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman

Rolls-Royce Dawn

Toyota Prius Prime

Volvo S90

SUVs

Audi Q7

Bentley Bentayga

Buick Envision

Cadillac XT5

Chrysler Pacifica

GMC Acadia

Infiniti QX30

Kia Sportage

Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class

Jaguar F-Pace

Mazda CX-9

Nissan Armada

Trucks

Ford F-Series Super Duty pickups

Ford F-150 Raptor

Honda Ridgeline

Nissan Titan half-ton

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