This year's Of the Year finalists were evaluated against six key criteria: safety, efficiency, value, advancement in design, engineering excellence, and performance of intended function. Judges for each program are pulled from MOTOR TREND staff but also include two special guest judges for Car of the Year. 2016 MOTOR TREND Car of the Year Finalists Fifteen all-new or significantly updated cars for the 2016 model year were in contention for MOTOR TREND Car of the Year. After a week of exhausting testing and evaluation at Hyundai Motor Group's California Proving Grounds, seven finalists were chosen: Audi TT BMW 7 Series Chevrolet Camaro Honda Civic Mazda MX-5 Miata Mercedes AMG GT S Toyota Mirai More info: Toyota Mirai: 2016 Motor Trend Car of the Year Finalist
