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Car and Driver Editors' Choice Honorees for 2025


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ANN ARBOR, MI (January 29, 2025) – Car and Driver today unveiled its annual Editors’ Choice award winners, a list of 154 new cars, trucks, SUVs, and minivans from the 2025 model year that are highly recommended by the brand’s expert vehicle reviewers. Selected from nearly 500 models that Car and Driver tests, rates, and ranks in 45 market segments—from small SUVs to electric sedans and from luxury sports cars to heavy-duty pickup trucks—these vehicles are the best at fulfilling their mission, maximizing value, and delivering an engaging driving experience.

“The Editors’ Choice awards let consumers quickly cut through the confusion of the new-car market to help them focus on the vehicles they should seriously consider buying,” said Tony Quiroga, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver. “Think of this list as the honor roll of the new-car world, the top players in their respective segments and vehicles we recommend to our readers, family, and friends.”

The criteria used to select the Editors’ Choice winners include the results of Car and Driver’s industry-leading rigorous instrumented testing; the editors’ expert assessment of how successfully each candidate vehicle delivers in terms of mission fulfillment, value, and driving enjoyment; and the ranking each vehicle earns within its market segment. Only vehicles from the 2025 model year, and those that the staff has hands-on driving experience with, are eligible for Editors’ Choice.

Notable trends among this year’s winners include:

* Affordability: Car buyers looking to spend less will find several affordable Editors’ Choice winners. Price-focused SUV shoppers, for instance, can choose from several Editors’ Choice winners such as the Chevrolet Trax, the Honda CR-V Hybrid, and the Kia Telluride.

* Hybrids: Hybrid vehicle sales grew rapidly last year, and the Editors’ Choice winners reflect that growing interest. Top choices such as the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, the Mazda CX-50 Hybrid, the Toyota Prius Hybrid, and the Volvo XC60 plug-in hybrid are all Editors’ Choice winners.

The full list of the 2025 Editors’ Choice award winners is available now at CAR and DRIVER.com HERE.

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