The finalists for the World Car of the Year awards have been announced, with the winner set to be announced at the New York motor show in April.
Between now and then jurors are scheduled to have a second round of test drives in the finalists.
Final votes will be submitted before the Geneva show in March, where the organising committee will announce the top three vote getters in each category.
Above: Volkswagen T-Roc, the only WCOTY finalist not scheduled to go on sale in Australia.
Audi, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz headline 2016 World Car of the Year finalists
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Among the frenzy of super, hyper and mega cars revealed at this week's Geneva motor show, the top three finalists for the 2016 World Car of the Year (WCOTY) award have been announced.
With four key categories covered, comprising World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year, the top prize is the coveted title of World Car of the Year.
The Audi A3 has been named the 2014 World Car of the Year.
The German brand’s premium small car took the gong over the sporty BMW 4 Series and the more affordable Mazda 3. The Audi was chosen among 24 entrants from all over the globe, which was then cut to 12, before the final three were selected.
Ulrich Hackenberg, board member for technical development of Audi, said in a speech at the Tsinghua University in China that the award was recognition of the new model’s advancements.
