Buick LaCrosse. A probable winner?

It’s that quirky time of the automotive year when the finalist for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards get announced, and everybody either is content or goes “boo hoo hoo”. Set to coincide with next month’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show, the awards are among the most prestigious in the industry, recognizing the vehicles that capture the votes of 50 top automotive journalists.

Without any further comments, out of a total of 37 vehicles the good honourable judges had to play around with, these are the finalists, 3 for each category: car and truck:

[--] 2010 North American Car of the Year finalists:

• Buick LaCrosse
• Ford Fusion Hybrid
• Volkswagen Golf

[--] 2010 North American Truck of the Year finalists:

• Chevrolet Equinox
• Ford Transit Connect
• Subaru Outback

The jurors are mostly comprised of automotive journalists based in North America and will need to pick final winners in advance of the awards announcement in January. To be eligible, a vehicle must be “all new” or “substantially changed” from the previous model. Last year the Hyundai Genesis took out the car award, while the Ford F-150 was picked as the top truck.

Do not hesitate to use the comment section to let us know which is your pick. Why do I have this strong feeling that the LaCrosse is going gold? Hmm…

More in the press release. Click below:

SOURCE: North American Car & Truck of the Year