{"id":24225,"date":"2019-09-25T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=24225"},"modified":"2019-09-25T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:36:09","slug":"2020-nactoy-vehicle-of-the-year-nominees-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/2020-nactoy-vehicle-of-the-year-nominees-announced","title":{"rendered":"2020 NACTOY vehicle of the year nominees announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable-p-1 p-text\"><em>Detroit<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Nominees for the 2020 Car, Utility and Truck of the Year Awards were announced Friday, and\u00a0Detroit SUVs and pickups were heavily represented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">As U.S. automakers abandon\u00a0car segments, only one Detroiter is in the running for Car of the Year, but the mid-engine Chevy Corvette is the early front runner against a herd of foreign makes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-SHIf3ut3n30\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/5dd3bf8e-5550-4b3c-ac41-06c5fe5c716b-2020-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-048_1.jpg?crop=4453,2363,x955,y1018&amp;width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/5dd3bf8e-5550-4b3c-ac41-06c5fe5c716b-2020-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-048_1.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/5dd3bf8e-5550-4b3c-ac41-06c5fe5c716b-2020-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-048_1.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: GM)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The trophy for best truck is sure to reside in the Motor City since all five semi-finalists are American-made: Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty, Ford Ranger, GMC Sierra Heavy Duty, Jeep Gladiator\u00a0and Ram Heavy Duty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Riding a wave of new products, Ford Motor Co.\u00a0entries\u00a0will make up a third of the 12 utility nominees. The Ford Explorer and Escape utes will be in contention, along with their luxury brothers from Lincoln\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the Aviator and Corsair. Other nominees include: Audi E-Tron, Cadillac XT6, Chevrolet Blazer, Honda Passport, Kia Telluride, Hyundai Palisade, Subaru Outback and Volvo V60 Cross Country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-SHIf3utD_l4\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/b5ad2bc8-31a2-4d91-ac39-14f804be2407-SUV1.jpg?crop=5268,2994,x0,y0&amp;width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 utility nominees include the Ford Explorer, clockwise from top-left, Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, and Lincoln Aviator.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/b5ad2bc8-31a2-4d91-ac39-14f804be2407-SUV1.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/b5ad2bc8-31a2-4d91-ac39-14f804be2407-SUV1.jpg?width=500&amp;height=284\" \/>The 2020 utility nominees include the Ford Explorer, clockwise from top-left, Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, and Lincoln Aviator.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"module-position-SHIf3utPcNE\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/13aafe6a-a76b-45b3-8427-d1372b371a5e-SUV2.jpg?crop=5268,2994,x0,y0&amp;width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"...The Audi E-Tron, clockwise from top-left, Cadillac XT6, Honda Passport and Chevrolet Blazer...\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/13aafe6a-a76b-45b3-8427-d1372b371a5e-SUV2.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/13aafe6a-a76b-45b3-8427-d1372b371a5e-SUV2.jpg?width=500&amp;height=284\" \/>&#8230;The Audi E-Tron, clockwise from top-left, Cadillac XT6, Honda Passport and Chevrolet Blazer&#8230;\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Audi,Cadillac,Honda,Chevrolet (clockwise))<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"module-position-SHIf3usS3Wg\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/7e2a6ee5-922a-4250-be24-0b3f0623836b-SUV3.jpg?crop=5268,2994,x0,y0&amp;width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"...The Kia Telluride, clockwise from top-left, Hyundai Palisade, Subaru Outback and Volvo V60 Cross Country.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/7e2a6ee5-922a-4250-be24-0b3f0623836b-SUV3.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/7e2a6ee5-922a-4250-be24-0b3f0623836b-SUV3.jpg?width=500&amp;height=284\" \/>&#8230;The Kia Telluride, clockwise from top-left, Hyundai Palisade, Subaru Outback and Volvo V60 Cross Country.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Kia,Hyundai,Subaru and Volvo (clockwise))<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The $60,000\u00a0Corvette\u00a0\u2014\u00a0which boasts performance on par with supercars costing five times as much \u2014 will try to beat 11 competitors for best car including the BMW 3 Series, Cadillac CT5, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Soul, Mazda3, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Polestar 1, Porsche 911, Subaru Legacy, Toyota Supra and Volkswagen Arteon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The NACTOY jury is made up of 50 independent journalists from print, online, radio and broadcast media across the U.S.\u00a0and Canada, including the author of this article. Jurors winnowed this year\u2019s new offerings to 12 semifinalists in the car and SUV categories, and five in the truck category.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-SHIf3utvWdM\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/bf2e6109-00ef-410f-b56d-5ef66e273e0b-20_FRD_ESP_45960.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"2020 Ford Escape\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/bf2e6109-00ef-410f-b56d-5ef66e273e0b-20_FRD_ESP_45960.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/09\/20\/PDTN\/bf2e6109-00ef-410f-b56d-5ef66e273e0b-20_FRD_ESP_45960.jpg?width=500&amp;height=271\" \/>2020 Ford Escape\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Jurors&#8217; next call of duty is an annual comparison drive in October where they will\u00a0determine three worthy finalists from each category. Those\u00a0finalists will be announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Winners will be announced in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>2020 North American Car of the Year semifinalists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">BMW 3 Series<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Cadillac CT5<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Chevrolet Corvette Stingray<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Hyundai Sonata<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Kia Soul<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Mazda3<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Mercedes-Benz A-Class<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Polestar 1<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Porsche 911<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Subaru Legacy<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Toyota Supra<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Volkswagen Arteon<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>2020 North American Utility of the Year Semifinalists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Audi E-Tron<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Cadillac XT6<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Chevrolet Blazer<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Ford Explorer<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Ford Escape<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Honda Passport<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Kia Telluride<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Hyundai Palisade<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Lincoln Aviator<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Lincoln Corsair<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Subaru Outback<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Volvo V60 Cross Country<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>2020 North American Truck of the Year Semifinalists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Ford Ranger<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">GMC Sierra Heavy Duty<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Jeep Gladiator<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Ram Heavy Duty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit\u00a0\u2013 Nominees for the 2020 Car, Utility and Truck of the Year Awards were announced Friday, and\u00a0Detroit SUVs and pickups were heavily represented. As U.S. automakers abandon\u00a0car segments, only one Detroiter is in the running for Car of the Year, but the mid-engine Chevy Corvette is the early front runner against a herd of foreign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24225"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24225\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}