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These are your 2017 NACTOY award finalists

These nine vehicles are set to contend for some of the auto industry's most coveted awards.

Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
Chris Paukert
Chevrolet Bolt EV
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2017 North American Car of the Year Finalist: Chevrolet Bolt

Chevrolet's Bolt EV has beat Tesla's Model 3 to market as the industry's first long-range affordable EV. The versatile five-door hatchback has loads of interior space and is surprisingly entertaining to drive, too.

2017 Genesis G90
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2017 North American Car of the Year Finalist: Genesis G90

As the flagship of Hyundai's newly created Genesis luxury brand, the G90 will take on competitors like the Lexus LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class with a high feature count and a low price.

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2017 North American Car of the Year Finalist: Volvo S90

Volvo's S90 combines a sleek Swedish aesthetic with industry-first advanced safety tech and a novel supercharged and turbocharged powertrain. A plug-in hybrid model is on the way, too.

2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty
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2017 North American Truck of the Year Finalist: Ford F-Series Super Duty

Ford's new F-Series Super Duty brings the first aluminum skin to the heavy-duty truck segment, along with a host of other innovations.

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2017 North American Truck of the Year Finalist: Honda Ridgeline

Honda's second-generation Ridgeline returns with class-leading ride and handling refinement, plus clever touches like in-bed audio for tailgating and a large trunk that doubles as a cooler.

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2017 North American Truck of the Year Finalist: Nissan Titan

The Titan is back to contend in the full-size truck market, and this time, Nissan's brought a much fuller range of models to contend against segment stalwarts like the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado. They're a lot more polished, too.

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2017 North American Utility of the Year Finalist: Chrysler Pacifica

Chrysler's Pacifica offers the minivan segment's most up-to-date advanced driver-assist safety features, lots of cool interior tech, and the industry's first plug-in hybrid powertrain in a minivan.

2017 Jaguar F-Pace First Edition
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2017 North American Utility of the Year Finalist: Jaguar F-Pace

Jaguar's F-Pace stuns with its dynamic styling and athletic all-around performance. Chief rivals include the Porsche Macan and Audi Q5.

2017 Mazda CX-9
9 of 9 Mazda

2017 North American Utility of the Year Finalist: Mazda CX-9

The CX-9 offers Mazda's richest -- and biggest -- interior yet, matched with spirited handling and driver feedback previously unseen in the full-size crossover SUV segment.

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