World Car Of The Year 2015 je objavio kandidate izbora za svjetski auto godine

World Car Awards, organizator izbora ‘Word Car Of The Year’, ‘World Performance Car of the Year’, ‘World Luxury Car of the Year’, ‘World Green Car of the Year’ i ‘World Car Design of the Year’ objavio je imena automobila koji ulaze u izbor za pojedine titule. Žiri će s ove šire liste 16. siječnja 2015. godine izabrati užu listu kandidata. Pobjednici u svakoj spomenutoj kategoriji bit će objavljeni 2. travnja 2015. godine tijekom održavanja autosalona New York Auto Show. Žiri Svjetskog automobila godine ima 73 članova koji se svake godine iznova biraju, a izabrani finalni kadidati automobila za titule moraju biti u prodaji barem na dva kontinenta u razdoblju od 1. siječnja do kraja svibnja 2015. godine. U nastavku donosimo popis kandidata za pojedine kategorije (abecednim redom):

2015 World Car of the Year
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
Chevrolet Tahoe / Suburban
Chrysler 200
Chrysler 300
Citroen C4 Cactus
Dodge Charger
Fiat 500X
Ford Mustang
Hyundai Genesis
Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai i20
Jaguar XE
Jeep Renegade
Kia Sorento
Mazda 2
Mercedes C-Class
MINI 5 door / MINI 4 door Hard Top
Nissan Qashqai
Nissan NP300
Opel Corsa
Renault Twingo
Subaru WRX / WRX STI
Toyota Camry
Toyota Highlander / Kluger
Volkswagen Passat

2015 World Performance Car of the Year
Audi S1, Audi S3, Audi TT/TTS, Bentley Continental GT Speed, BMW M4 Coupe/M3 Sedan Cadillac ATS-V, CorvetteZ06, Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, Dodge Charger Hellcat, Jaguar F-TYPE R Coupe, Lexus RC-F, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, Renault Mégane RS 275Trophy

2015 World Luxury Car of the Year
BMW i8, BMW X6, Cadillac ATS Coupe, Cadillac Escalade/ESV, Chrysler 300, Citroen DS 5 LS, Kia K900, Lincoln MKC, Mercedes-Benz S Coupé Range Rover Autobiography Black LWB, Lexus NX, Lexus RC, Volvo XC90

2015 World Green Car of the Year
Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, BMW i8, BMW X5 xDrive40e, Hyundai x35/Tucson fuel cell, Kia Soul EV, Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-in-hybrid, Nissan e-NV200, Opel Adam 1.0 direct injection Turbo ecoFLEX Start/Stop, Volvo XC90 T8 twin engine, Volkswagen Golf GTE

2015 World Car Design of the Year
Audi TT, Audi TTS, BMW4 Series Gran Coupe, Camaro Z28, Citroen DS 6, Corvette ZO6, Jaguar F-TYPE Project 7, Kia Sedona/Grand Carnival, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Porsche Macan, Renault RS 01, Volvo XC90