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The three finalists in each of the four categories in the World Car Awards were announced at the Geneva Auto Show.

The Audi A8, BMW 5-Series and Nisan Leaf are the three finalists for the World Car of the Year award. The Nissan Leaf is the only one of these that was among the three cars to which I gave most points.

I was in closer agreement with the other 65 jurors from around the world in my choices for the World Performance Car award. The three cars garnering the most votes are the Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Porsche 911 Turbo. I missed the SLS.

The World Car Design finalists are the Alfa Romeo Guilietta, Aston Martin Rapide and Ferrari 458 Italia. I voted for two of these, just missing out on the Alfa.

The three finalists for the World Green Car are the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition, Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf. I was in agreement on the Volt and Leaf.

The four winners of the 2011 World Car awards will be revealed at the New York Auto Show on April 21st.