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\u2022 Juriul care acord\u0103 trofeul \u201cWorld Car of the Year\u201d a publicat lista actualizat\u0103 a modelelor finaliste care au r\u0103mas \u00een competi\u021bie pentru edi\u021bia din 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Ca de obicei, juriul a preg\u0103tit \u0219i o serie de categorii secundare: World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Electric Vehicle, World Urban Car \u0219i World Car Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Lista modelelor finaliste pentru titlul 2026 World Car of the Year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Audi Q5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– BMW iX3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– BYD Seal 6 DM-i<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hyundai Ioniq 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Kia EV4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Kia EV5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mercedes-Benz CLA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Nissan Leaf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Toyota RAV4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Finali\u0219tii categoriei 2026 World Electric Vehicle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Audi A6 e-tron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– BMW iX3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hyundai Ioniq 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mercedes-Benz CLA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Nissan Leaf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Finali\u0219tii categoriei 2026 World Luxury Car:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Audi A6 e-tron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Audi A6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Cadillac Vistiq<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Lucid Gravity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Volvo ES90<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Finali\u0219tii categoriei 2026 World Performance Car:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– BMW M2 CS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Land Rover Defender OCTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hyundai Ioniq 6 N<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Finali\u0219tii categoriei 2026 World Urban Car:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Alfa Romeo Junior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Baojun Yep Plus \/ Chevrolet Spark EUV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Firefly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hyundai Venue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Wuling Binguo \/ Ari Poly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Finali\u0219tii categoriei 2026 World Car Design:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Firefly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Kia PV5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Lynk&Co 08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mazda 6e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Volvo ES90<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 C\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103torii vor fi anun\u021ba\u021bi \u00een 1 aprilie \u00een cadrul unui eveniment organizat \u00een timpul Salonului Auto de la New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Foto: BMW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":267392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[1025,6414],"class_list":["post-267390","live-news","type-live-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-world-car-of-the-year","tag-world-car-of-the-year-2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFinali\u0219tii World Car of the Year 2026 - Autocritica<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autocritica.ro\/en\/live-news\/finalistii-world-car-of-the-year-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finali\u0219tii World Car of the Year 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u2022 Juriul care acord\u0103 trofeul \u201cWorld Car of the Year\u201d a publicat lista actualizat\u0103 a modelelor finaliste care au r\u0103mas \u00een competi\u021bie pentru edi\u021bia din\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.autocritica.ro\/en\/live-news\/finalistii-world-car-of-the-year-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Autocritica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autocritica.ro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-07T09:10:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.autocritica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bmw-ix3-neue-klasse-39-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1333\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autocritica.ro\\\/en\\\/live-news\\\/finalistii-world-car-of-the-year-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autocritica.ro\\\/en\\\/live-news\\\/finalistii-world-car-of-the-year-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Finali\u0219tii World Car of the Year 2026 - 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