The 2027 Canadian Car of the Year Awards Semi-Finalists

Voting is underway by the jury, which comprises 50 expert AJAC journalists from across Canada. In a two-stage process, journalists first name their top five vehicles in each of the five categories. The jury then completes detailed ballots for the semi-finalists in each category.

Stage one of the voting is now complete and after collation of the votes cast, the semi-finalists have been named as follows:

The five semi-finalists for 2027 Canadian Car of the Year are:

• Honda Civic 
• Hyundai IONIQ 6 N 
• Kia EV4 
• Kia K4 
• Nissan Sentra

The semi-finalists for 2027 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year are:

• Hyundai Palisade 
• Jeep Cherokee 
• Kia EV3 
• Kia EV5 
• Toyota RAV4 

The seven semi-finalists for 2027 Canadian Luxury Car of the Year are:

• Acura Integra Type S 
• Genesis G80 
• Genesis G90 
• Lexus ES 
• Lucid Air 
• Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric 
• Porsche 911 Carrera/Targa 

The six semi-finalists for 2027 Canadian Luxury Vehicle of the Year are:

• BMW iX3 
• Genesis GV60 Magma 
• Infiniti QX65 
• Lexus NX 
• Porsche Cayenne Electric 
• Volvo EX60 

The five semi-finalists for 2027 Canadian Truck of the Year are:

• Ford F-150 
• Ford Maverick 
• RAM 1500 
• Toyota Tacoma 
• Toyota Tundra

Every 2027 model year vehicle – almost 400 in all – is eligible for the CCOTY Awards, including those newly designed, recently refreshed, and carried over from the previous model year.

AJAC’s expert jurors are based right across Canada, from Vancouver to Halifax. CCOTY is Canada’s ONLY vehicle awards scheme in which the jurors drive every vehicle they vote on. Vehicles are tested on the same roads and in the same conditions faced by Canadian drivers from coast to coast every day.