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German SUV makers dominated the list of finalists announced at the Geneva Motor Show
It is a safe bet that German SUV makers will add to their tally of World Car of the Year trophies after dominating the list of finalists announced at the Geneva Motor Show. All three of the finalists for the outright World Car of the Year trophy, which will be announced in New York in April, were SUVs: the Audi Q5, Jaguar F-Pace and Volkswagen Tiguan. The announcement was yet another confirmation that traditional cars are giving way to high-rise hatchbacks, even in Europe, where SUVs and crossovers have begun to erode the once unassailable position of B-and C-segment hatches. They even get a look-in for the more specialised World Green Car and World Car Design trophies, with the Tesla Model X taking one of the three finalist spots in the former and the Jaguar F-Pace doing the same in the latter. The other World Green Car finalists are the Chevrolet Bolt and the Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, while the Mercedes-Benz S-Class cabriolet and the Toyota C-HR line up in the World Car D...
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