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Tiguan and Atlas in Contention for North American Utility Car of the Year

The North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards’ longlist has been announced and, much to its pleasure I’m sure, Volkswagen has two SUVs on the list.

Both of the brand’s latest SUVs, the Tiguan and the Atlas, made it onto this year’s list of semifinalists. Volkswagen has taken on the SUV market with determination thanks to its seemingly unending growth and the brand’s tardiness in addressing the market.

Along with the Tiguan and the Atlas, VW offers the Tiguan Limited, a compact SUV. Volkswagen isn’t planning on offering the T-Roc, a recently announced compact SUV that might handily fit into the compact SUV slot, but reports suggest that America will get its own compact SUV, specifically designed for the market.

As 2018 has been ordained as the year of cars (by which I mean not SUVs), VW has decided to reveal at least two new/heavily updated sedans next year (probably the Arteon and the new Passat). That would leave such an SUV to be revealed in 2019.

Other Volkswagen Group vehicles longlisted for the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards are the Audi A5/S5 Sportback, the Q5/QS5, and the Porsche Panamera. You can read the whole list below.

Car

2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia

2018 Audi A5/S5 Sportback

2017 BMW 5 Series

2018 Honda Accord

2017 Hyundai Ioniq

2018 Kia Rio

2018 Kia Stinger

2018 Lexus LC

2017 Porsche Panamera

2018 Subaru Impreza

2018 Toyota Camry

Utility Vehicle

2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

2018 Audi Q5/SQ5

2018 BMW X3

2018 Buick Enclave

2018 Chevrolet Equinox

2018 Chevrolet Traverse

2018 Honda Odyssey

2017 Jeep Compass

2017 Kia Niro

2018 Land Rover Discovery

2017 Mazda CX-5

2018 Subaru Crosstrek

2018 VW Atlas

2018 VW Tiguan

2018 Volvo XC60′

Truck

2018 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2

2018 Ford Expedition

2018 Lincoln Navigator

[source: AutoGuide]

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