Wheels Car of the Year
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series
Tackles a wide brown land with minimal messing of the formula
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Subaru Outback
Better at pleasing owners than wooing judges
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Skoda Octavia wagon
Bristles with a breadth of talent, if not quite true greatness
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Subaru BRZ
A top sport that couldn’t quite resurrect its glory of 2012
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Polestar 2
Intriguing Swede impresses, but is outshone by Korean rivals
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COTY2022 Car of the Year contender: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo
Proof positive that Porsche DNA can be electrified
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
An endangered species, beautifully executed
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Mazda MX-30
Short range and high price take their combined toll on quirky EV
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Kia Sportage
A giant leap for Sportage, but only a small step for mid-size SUVs
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Lexus NX350
Blew in with a clean-sheet design; couldn’t quite sail beyond the PG
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Kia Carnival
Brings sexy to the people-mover segment, but did it move the judges?
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COTY2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Genesis GV70
Korea’s premium brand continues to show promise, if not perfection
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COTYHyundai Tucson at 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Brings cool competence, but without any segment breakthroughs
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COTYHyundai i20 N at 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Brilliant hatch with a focus that’s both a blessing and a curse
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COTYHonda Civic at the 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Does so much so well, up until the price tag swings into view
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COTYBMW iX places 6th in Wheels Car of the Year
A tech and efficiency blueprint for Munich’s electric future
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COTYThe quietest cabins at Wheels Car of the Year 2022
Our judges like to hear themselves think, so a quiet contender is a plus
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COTYHyundai Palisade takes 5th in Wheels Car of the Year
Eight-seater SUV makes its case on value, packaging and road manners
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COTYVolkswagen Golf places 4th in 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Enduring hatch provides internal-combustion Proof of Life as elsewhere VW embraces the electrification age
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The weigh-in: the 2022 Car of the Year contenders on the scales
Each car at COTY must cross the weighbridge... data ensues
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COTYMercedes-Benz C-Class takes 3rd place in Wheels Car of the Year 2022
Compact three-pointed star advances to the pointy end
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The fastest cars at Wheels Car of the Year 2022
It’s not all about speed at COTY, but a bit of punch certainly doesn’t hurt a contender’s chances
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COTYHyundai Ioniq 5 is the Wheels Car of the Year 2022 runner-up
Boldly designed EV shares the winner’s platform, and just about all of its excellence – except for chassis tune
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COTYThe incredible rise of Kia, from 'economy' to COTY
The inside story of how the Korean “challenger brand” became a fully-fledged COTY winner
