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
Hyundai Palisade takes 5th in Wheels Car of the Year
Eight-seater SUV makes its case on value, packaging and road manners
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
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
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
Hyundai 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
The incredible rise of Kia, from 'economy' to COTY
The inside story of how the Korean “challenger brand” became a fully-fledged COTY winner
The Kia EV6 is the 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Our COTY 2022 winner is a landmark model that stands as the exclamation point in its brand’s coming-of-age story
Wheels Car of the Year 2022 test loop explained
Wheels heads back to the AARC once again to put 21 cars through the wringer
Behind the scenes at Wheels Car of the Year
The inside line on how COTY 2022 was run, from the eyes of a first-time judge