DETROIT — The contenders for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year were announced on Thursday, with a strong showing from Ford and General Motors. Notably absent from the short-list ballot: Chrysler.
The jury of 50 automotive journalists from the U.S. and Canada whittled a list of 27 cars down to 15 and a list of 17 trucks down to 10.
The 2010 car contenders are the BMW 335d, Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon, Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Fusion/Fusion Hybrid, Ford Taurus, Honda Insight, Kia Soul, Mazda 3, Mazdaspeed 3, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Porsche Panamera, Subaru Legacy, Suzuki Kizashi, Toyota Prius and Volkswagen Golf/GTI.
The 2010 truck contenders are the Acura ZDX, Audi Q5, Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Transit Connect, Honda Crosstour, Land Rover LR4, Lincoln MKT, Subaru Outback and Volvo XC60.
Winners will be announced in January at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Last year's winners were the 2009 Hyundai Genesis and the 2009 Ford F-150.
Inside Line says: Should be an interesting horse race as jurors have everything from a muscle car to hybrids to an unusual Porsche to consider. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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charlesb says:
09:38 PM, 12/13/2009
Crosstour FTMFW!
says:
08:47 AM, 10/02/2009
The Crosstour better not be the 2010 Truck pick- its a half a** joke. In that wagon/sedan/CUV mashup category, I'd guess the Outback is much nicer...looks better too.