North American Car/Truck of the Year Nominees

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2013 North American Car of the Year Long List

Acura ILX
BMW 3 Series
BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe
Cadillac ATS
Cadillac XTS
Chevrolet Malibu
Chevrolet Spark
Dodge Dart
Ford Fusion
Ford Focus Electric
Honda Accord
Honda Fit EV
Hyundai Azera
Hyundai Elantra GT
Lexus ES
Lexus GS
Lexus LS
Lincoln MKZ
Mercedes SL-Class
Nissan Altima
Nissan Sentra
Porsche 911
Porsche Boxster
Scion FR-S
SRT Viper
Subaru BRZ
Tesla Model S
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Prius C
Toyota Yaris

2013 North American Truck/Utility Long List
Acura RDX
Audi Allroad
BMW X1
Ford Escape
Ford C-Max
Hyundai Santa Fe
Infiniti JX 35
Mazda CX-5
Mercedes GL-Class
Mercedes GLK-Class
Mercedes G-Class
Nissan Pathfinder
Ram 1500
Subaru SV Crosstrek
Toyota RAV4 EV

 

[PistolPete]

The new engine they are offering in the BMW 3 series is pretty great, 240hp lots of torque and over 30mpg highway. When Inside Line dyno tested one it was putting out almost 240hp at the wheels. That's impressive for a little 2.0 turbo that gets that kind of mileage. That alone could give it an advantage over some of the competition.

The BRZ is great an all, but there's only like 50 in the country. It would seem a bit premature to start giving it awards already.

 

[Dar-Dar]

I started seeing a bunch of BRZs in my area just this past weekend. How did the Viper make it to the list?

 

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the brz and scion are selling well so far -

Sales To June 2012
BRZ: 1,089
FR-S: 2,770