The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada has announced the semi-finalists for the 2027 Canadian Car of the Year Awards.

There are a total of 28 semi-finalists across five categories this year.

The awards no longer have separate categories for electric vehicles. AJAC said because EVs compete so closely on price with established fuel-burning vehicles, shoppers now cross-shop EVs, plug-in hybrids, regular hybrids and gas-only models, so it dropped the electric vehicle categories.

While two categories are gone, three others have been added, this includes luxury categories for cars and utility vehicles and a truck category.

The 2027 CCOTY awards have the following categories:

• Canadian Car of the Year
• Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year
• Canadian Luxury Car of the Year
• Canadian Luxury Utility Vehicle of the Year
• Canadian Truck of the Year

Below are the semi-finalists in each category.

2027 Canadian Car of the Year semi-finalists:

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

2027 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year semi-finalists:

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

2027 Canadian Luxury Car of the Year semi-finalists:

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

2027 Canadian Luxury Utility Vehicle of the Year semi-finalists:

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

2027 Canadian Truck of the Year semi-finalists:

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

The finalists (top 10) will be revealed during the Montreal Auto Show on Jan. 14, 2027.

The winners of each category will then be crowned on Feb. 11 at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto.

More information is available on the Canadian Car of the Year Awards website.

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