2021-2022 Japan Car of the Year nominees – 29 cars

The nominees for the 2021-2022 Car of the Year Japan awards have been named, with 29 cars vying for the top prize. The nominated vehicles are passenger cars that were announced or launched in the country between November 1, 2020 and October 31, 2021.

The 2021-2022 nominees are the:

Audi A3

Audi e-tron

Audi Q5/Q5 Sportback

BMW 4 Series Coupe/Cabriolet/Gran Coupe/M4 Coupe

Cadillac CT5

Cadillac XT4

Cadillac Escalade

Chevrolet Corvette

DS7 Crossback

Honda N-One

Honda Vezel (HR-V)

Honda Civic

Mazda MX-30 EV

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Nissan Note/Note Aura/Note Aura Nismo/Note Autech Crossover

Peugeot 3008

Suzuki Solio/Solio Bandit

Suzuki Wagon R Smile

Toyota GR 86/Subaru BRZ

Toyota Mirai

Toyota Aqua (Prius c)

Toyota Corolla Cross

Toyota Land Cruiser

Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake

Volkswagen Golf/Golf Variant

A 60-member judging panel will shortlist the nominees to just 10 cars in the next stage of the awards, before an overall winner is decided together with recipients of a few special awards. The Subaru Levorg was the winner of the previous edition of the awards. Which car do you think will take the crown this time?

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