The nominees for the 2012 North American Car And Truck Of The Year awards are as foll

enzo1 · 10-05-2011, 10:50 AM

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1066914_2012-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-short-list-announced North American Car of the Year Nominees

Audi A6
Audi A7
Buick Verano
Chevrolet Sonic
Chrysler 300 (includes SRT8)
Fiat 500
Ford Focus
Hyundai Accent
Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Veloster
Kia Rio/Rio5
Scion iQ
Subaru Impreza
Toyota Camry
Toyota Prius V
VW Beetle
VW Passat

North American Truck Of The Year Nominees

BMW X3
Honda CR-V
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Mini Countryman
Nissan Quest
Saab 9-4X

onewhippedpuppy · 10-05-2011, 11:10 AM

Ummm, I don't see any trucks on that list.

enzo1 · 10-05-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Ummm, I don't see any trucks on that list.

yeah, that's the reason I posted... what's going on?? and a Mini??

onewhippedpuppy · 10-05-2011, 11:19 AM

Not even any body on frame designs, nice.

livi · 10-05-2011, 11:25 AM

Well, as my grandfather always said, everything in America is bigger. I suppose an American full-size Mini could meet with the truck criteria.

Tervuren · Tervuren's Garage

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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Ummm, I don't see any trucks on that list.

Probably because the real trucks have a longer model life, without as many frequent changes required to suit the tastes of trendy city buyers. Notice its limited only to new models, or substantially changed models. Its the trendy city/luxury vehicles that keep changing to meet the demands of a market that is always moving to the next new thing. There will be years they will be scraping to find a real truck that wasn't a new model.

fred cook · fred cook's Garage

I'll keep my '06 F150, thank you very much!