Category winners now compete for the overall 2017 Canadian Car of the Year title.

The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has announced the “Best New” vehicles. Winners will now compete for the overall Canadian Car of the Year and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year honours, which will be announced at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto next February.

AJAC will also announce the winners of its Canadian Green Car of the Year awards at the Vancouver International Auto Show in March.

And the winners are:

BEST NEW SMALL CAR
Hyundai Elantra
2nd place Chevrolet Cruze
3rd place Subaru Impreza

BEST NEW LARGE CAR
Volkswagen Golf (Alltrack)
2nd place Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
3rd place Kia Optima HEV

BEST NEW LARGE PREMIUM CAR
Buick LaCrosse
2nd place Volvo S90
3rd place Mercedes-Benz E-Class (E 300 4MATIC)

BEST NEW SPORTS / PERFORMANCE CAR
Hyundai Elantra (Sport)
2nd place Ford Focus RS
3rd place Fiat 124 Spider

BEST NEW PREMIUM SPORTS / PERFORMANCE CAR
BMW M2
2nd place Porsche 911 (Carrera 4S)
3rd place Mercedes-AMG C-Class Coupe (AMG C 63 S)

BEST NEW SMALL UTILITY
Subaru Forester
2nd place Ford Escape
3rd place Kia Sportage

BEST NEW LARGE UTILITY
Chrysler Pacifica
2nd place Mazda CX-9
3rd place GMC Acadia

BEST NEW PREMIUM UTILITY VEHICLE
Mercedes-Benz GLC (GLC 300 4MATIC)
2nd place Buick Envision
3rd place Cadillac XT-5