Originally Posted by Just_me

The nominees:

Overall World Car of the Year
Audi A6 Allroad
Audi Q7
Audi TT
BMW Z4 Coupe / Roadster
Cadillac STS
Citroen C4 Picasso
Citroen C6
Dodge Caliber
Fiat Grande Punto
Holden VE Commodore
Honda CR-V
Honda FIT
Jaguar XK
Jeep Commander
Jeep Compass
Lexus LS460
Mercedes CL
Mercedes GL
Mercedes R Class
MINI
Nissan Note
Opel Corsa
Renault Clio
Suzuki SX4 / Fiat Sedici
Toyota RAV4
Volkswagen EOS
Volvo C70
Volvo S80

World Design of the Year
Audi A6 Allroad
Audi Q7
Audi TT
BMW Z4 Coupe / Roadster
Cadillac STS
Citroen C4 Picasso
Citroen C6
Dodge Caliber
Fiat Grande Punto
Holden VE Commodore
Honda CR-V
Honda FIT
Jaguar XK
Jeep Commander
Jeep Compass
Lexus LS460
Mercedes CL
Mercedes GL
Mercedes R Class
MINI
Nissan Note
Opel Corsa
Renault Clio
Suzuki SX4 / Fiat Sedici
Toyota RAV4
Volkswagen EOS
Volvo C70
Volvo S80

World Performance Car
Alfa Romeo Brera / Spider
Audi RS4
Audi S6
Audi S8
BMW 335i
BMW M / Z4 M Coupe/Roadster
Cadillac XLR-V
Cadillac- STS-V
Ferrari 599 GTB
Jaguar XKR
Mazda 3 MPS / Mazdaspeed3
Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
Porsche 911 GT3
Porsche 911 Turbo
Renault Clio / Renault Sport



World Green Car
Eligibility Criteria
1. All-new or substantially revised production cars on sale between September 2004 and January 2006 are eligible.

2. Concept vehicles are not eligible.

3. To be eligible, cars must be available to consumers in at least one major market.

4. In addition, the cars must satisfy one of the following "green" criterion:

a. Tailpipe emissions equal to or better than California SULEV or US EPA Tier 2, Bin2, or Euro V regulations, or equivalent.

b. Fuel consumption equal to or lower than 5.0 L/100km (47.6 mpg US) combined (55% City + 45% Hiway) or equivalent.

c. Use of an advanced powerplant technology aimed specifically at increasing the vehicle's environmental responsibility (e.g. - hybrid)