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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Predictable, yet worthy. That's how we're feeling about this year's crop of choices for the 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists. Without further ado, here they are (in alphabetical order, all 2011 models):<br />
<br />
<strong>Car:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/volt">Chevrolet Volt</a></li>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/sonata">Hyundai Sonata</a></li>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/leaf">Nissan Leaf</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Truck:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/durango">Dodge Durango</a></li>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/explorer">Ford Explorer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/grand+cherokee">Jeep Grand Cherokee</a></li>
</ul>
See? Predictable, yet worthy. There was little doubt that the 2011 Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf would make the list, and the Hyundai Sonata has done an admirable job of shaking up the established midsize sedan hierarchy. On the truck side of the equation, it's none too surprising to see a trio of people-moving 'utes, seeing as though the category has just be reinvigorated by a number of substantially reworked and worthy players.<br />
<br />
But, as usual, it's your opinions we're most interested in. While our completely unscientific polls will have absolutely no bearing whatsoever on the actual results of the official voting, we urge you to make your voice heard anyway. Now, get to voting!<br />
<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists">2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/chevy-volt-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Chevrolet Volt" title="2011 Chevrolet Volt" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/hyundai-sonata-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Hyundai Sonata" title="2011 Hyundai Sonata" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/nissan-leaf-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Nissan Leaf" title="2011 Nissan Leaf" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/dodge-durango-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Dodge Durango Citadel" title="2011 Dodge Durango Citadel" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/ford-explorer-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Ford Explorer" title="2011 Ford Explorer" /></a></div><br />
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[Source: North American Car and Truck of the Year]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists-shortlis/">2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists shortlisted</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists-shortlis/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19765910/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists-shortlis/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
Predictable, yet worthy. That's how we're feeling about this year's crop of choices for the 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists. Without further ado, here they are (in alphabetical order, all 2011 models):<br />
<br />
<strong>Car:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/volt">Chevrolet Volt</a></li>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/sonata">Hyundai Sonata</a></li>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/leaf">Nissan Leaf</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Truck:</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/durango">Dodge Durango</a></li>
<li><a href="http://autoblog.com/model/explorer">Ford Explorer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/grand+cherokee">Jeep Grand Cherokee</a></li>
</ul>
See? Predictable, yet worthy. There was little doubt that the 2011 Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf would make the list, and the Hyundai Sonata has done an admirable job of shaking up the established midsize sedan hierarchy. On the truck side of the equation, it's none too surprising to see a trio of people-moving 'utes, seeing as though the category has just be reinvigorated by a number of substantially reworked and worthy players.<br />
<br />
But, as usual, it's your opinions we're most interested in. While our completely unscientific polls will have absolutely no bearing whatsoever on the actual results of the official voting, we urge you to make your voice heard anyway. Now, get to voting!<br />
<br />
<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists-shortlis/#poll57470">View Poll</a></p><br />
<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists-shortlis/#poll57474">View Poll</a></p><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists">2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/chevy-volt-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Chevrolet Volt" title="2011 Chevrolet Volt" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/hyundai-sonata-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Hyundai Sonata" title="2011 Hyundai Sonata" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/nissan-leaf-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Nissan Leaf" title="2011 Nissan Leaf" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/dodge-durango-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Dodge Durango Citadel" title="2011 Dodge Durango Citadel" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/ford-explorer-nacoty_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Ford Explorer" title="2011 Ford Explorer" /></a></div><br />
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[Source: North American Car and Truck of the Year]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists-shortlis/">2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists shortlisted</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists-shortlis/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19765910/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/16/2011-north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-finalists-shortlis/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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