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2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Skoda Octavia wagon
Bristles with a breadth of talent, if not quite true greatness
2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Subaru BRZ
A top sport that couldn’t quite resurrect its glory of 2012
2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Polestar 2
Intriguing Swede impresses, but is outshone by Korean rivals
2022 Car of the Year contender: Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo
Proof positive that Porsche DNA can be electrified
2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
An endangered species, beautifully executed
2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Mazda MX-30
Short range and high price take their combined toll on quirky EV
2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Kia Sportage
A giant leap for Sportage, but only a small step for mid-size SUVs
2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Lexus NX350
Blew in with a clean-sheet design; couldn’t quite sail beyond the PG
2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Kia Carnival
Brings sexy to the people-mover segment, but did it move the judges?
2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Genesis GV70
Korea’s premium brand continues to show promise, if not perfection
Hyundai Tucson at 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Brings cool competence, but without any segment breakthroughs
Hyundai i20 N at 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Brilliant hatch with a focus that’s both a blessing and a curse
Honda Civic at the 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Does so much so well, up until the price tag swings into view
BMW iX places 6th in Wheels Car of the Year
A tech and efficiency blueprint for Munich’s electric future
The quietest cabins at Wheels Car of the Year 2022
Our judges like to hear themselves think, so a quiet contender is a plus
Why the GR Yaris is one of the most bespoke cars at PCOTY 2022
It’s expensive for a Yaris, but how many other performance cars at this pricepoint sit on their own unique platform?
Hyundai Palisade takes 5th in Wheels Car of the Year
Eight-seater SUV makes its case on value, packaging and road manners
Innovative tech is buried inside Hyundai’s i20 N powertrain
Baby N gains next-generation Continuously Variable Valve Duration system that adds grunt and aids efficiency
Using facts and figures to explain the BMW 128ti’s strengths and weaknesses
Delving into the Sports Car of the Year data offers up interesting answers
Volkswagen 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
Missed out on the limited production Boxster 25 Years? Here’s how to build your own
DIY Anniversary Special: Tick the right option boxes, and you can build a Boxster remarkably similar to our 4th-place PCOTY finisher
The weigh-in: the 2022 Car of the Year contenders on the scales
Each car at COTY must cross the weighbridge… data ensues
Mercedes-Benz C-Class takes 3rd place in Wheels Car of the Year 2022
Compact three-pointed star advances to the pointy end
How the 2022 Performance Car of the Year field compares to our 2008 event
We take a look back at the last time PCOTY graced Phillip Island