2014 North American Car of the Year & Truck of the Year Contenders Announced

The North American Car and Truck of the Year award (NACOTY ) is a prestigious award first given in 1994. The jury is composed of 50 veteran automotive journalists from the U.S. and Canada who evaluate vehicles that set new benchmarks ion their respective classes.

To be eligible, a vehicle must have been substantially changed from the year before and go on sale shortly after the award ceremony which takes place during the North American International Autoshow in January.

Last year’s winners were the Cadillac ATS for the car category and Dodge Ram 1500 for the truck category. Here is the long list of vehicles competing for the 2014 award:

2014 North American Car of the Year Long List

2014 Acura RLX
2014 BMW 4 Series
2014 Cadillac CTS
2014 Cadillac ELR
2014 Chevrolet Corvette
2014 Chevrolet Impala
2014 Chevrolet Spark EV
2014 Chevy SS
2014 Fiat 500L and E
2014 Honda Fit EV
2014 Infiniti Q50
2014 Jaguar F-Type
2014 Kia Cadenza
2014 Kia Forte, 5-door, Koup
2014 Kia Soul
2014 Lexus IS
2014 Maserati Ghibli
2014 Mazda3
2014 Mazda6
2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class
2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
2014 Mitsubishi Mirage
2014 Nissan Versa Note
2014 Porsche Cayman/Cayman S
2014 Smart fortwo electric
2014 Toyota Corolla
2014 North American Truck/Utility of the Year Long List
2014 Acura MDX
2014 BMW X5
2014 Buick Encore
2014 Chevrolet Silverado
2014 Ford Transit Connect / Wagon
2014 GMC Sierra
2014 Honda Pilot
2014 Hyundai Santa Fe LWB
2014 Jeep Cherokee
2014 Kia Sorento
2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander
2014 Nissan Rogue
2014 Nissan NV200 Compact Cargo
2014 Ram 2500/3500
2014 Subaru Forester
2014 Toyota 4Runner
2014 Toyota Tundra
2014 Toyota RAV4

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