https://www.hotcars.com HotCars' annual awards recognizing the top vehicles in the industry among sports cars, pickup trucks, and more. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 21:00:13 GMT en-US hourly 60 For 2021, HotCars unanimously chose the Ram 1500 TRX as our best pickup truck of the year. And who doesn't love the combination of a supercharged Hellcat Hemi, long-travel suspension inspired by Baja desert running, and an interior worthy of legit luxury vehicle status?

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 21:00:13 GMT https://www.hotcars.com/hotcars-best-2022-pickup-ford-maverick-hybrid/ For 2021, HotCars chose the Porsche 911 Turbo S as our best European sports car of the year. With gobs of torque from a twin-turbocharged flat-six, paired with an evolved PDK gearbox and all-wheel-drive traction, the 992-generation Turbo S can serve equally well as a daily driver or a drag-strip supercar slayer.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:00:14 GMT https://www.hotcars.com/hotcars-best-2022-european-sports-car-porsche-718-cayman-gts-40/ The Mustang Mach 1 deserves more respect. Offering more performance than the regular GT models — but less insanity than a Shelby — the Mach 1's position in the lineup's middle puts the track-ready car in danger of being ignored and forgotten. On top of that, the iconic gas-powered Mustangs are losing relevancy with Ford's electric vehicle segment growing; in July 2022 the automaker reported selling 1,603 more electric Mach-Es, its electric Mustang crossover, than it did Mustang gas models.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 19:00:14 GMT https://www.hotcars.com/ford-mustang-mach-1-hotcars-best-2022-muscle-car/ As the number of EVs on the market grows, Ferrari remains a late adopter. The Italian luxury automaker recognizes that EV technology, in its current form, is not compatible with the brand's ethos of intricate, lightweight designs. A world where a fully electric Ferrari exists without compromising on the essential elements that make up Ferrari's DNA is still a ways off; the brand is already investing in the future with plans to integrate handcrafted battery modules into the chassis of its electric cars. Until then, advancements are taking place in smaller engines combined with hybrid technology.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:01:11 GMT https://www.hotcars.com/ferrari-296gtb-hotcars-best-2022-supercar/ When Toyota decided to ship away the legendary Land Cruiser from North American shores, they upset plenty of overlander enthusiasts. For Toyota, though, the decision made sense, as the Land Cruiser was a niche product admired by old-school off-roading gearheads. Not to take anything away from the Land Cruiser itself, as the new model is now even more capable and has finally gotten the much-needed updates to compete against the new and modern luxury SUVs of the modern era. But even though the Land Cruiser is no more, we still get the next best thing, or even better, in the form of the 2022 Lexus LX 600.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:00:13 GMT https://www.hotcars.com/hotcars-best-2022-suv-lexus-lx-600/ Love ‘em or hate ’em, electric vehicles are here to stay. The world is on the fast track towards electric mobility, and over the past decade, we have seen some awesome EVs, but most of them have been expensive and out of reach to the masses. Luxury carmakers have been responsible for most of the market share, but with more affordable EVs now entering the market, there are finally more options for everyone. A case in point is Hyundai and its newly created subbrand known as Ioniq. Hyundai will plan to launch many EVs under this brand, but the first to hit the market was the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:00:13 GMT https://www.hotcars.com/hotcars-best-2022-ev-hyundai-ioniq-5/ Out of all sports cars on the market today, nothing can beat the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette in terms of value. Chevrolet has done something they talked about for years, which is to produce the Corvette as a mid-engine sports car. Not only did this make the C8 Corvette an absolute force to be reckoned with, it also moved it from a sports car to a supercar. Many claimed the C8 Corvette is simply too good to be true, but for all of us who have driven it, we can confidently say this is the absolute best budget supercar on the market, even surpassing many supercars with twice and triple its price tag. When we reviewed the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette in the bright orange paint color, we called it the industry's best bang for the buck, which is why this is HotCars' Best 2022 American Sports Car with no competition in sight. It's worth noting that this domestic sports car is so good, that it won the same award in 2021.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:01:12 GMT https://www.hotcars.com/hotcars-best-2022-american-sports-car-chevrolet-c8-corvette/ The JDM world has been a constant back and forth over the years. While a group always leans towards the Supra, another is always fighting them with the GT-R Skyline debate. A few years ago, Toyota collaborated with BMW for possibly the most anticipated return of a vehicle: the Toyota Supra. The immediate response was not pleasant. Given the Supra's history, Japanese performance car enthusiasts expected more purity in terms of the car's DNA. It's been a couple of years, and the Supra continues to dominate most competition. With proven aftermarket presence, great potential right off the lot, and tremendous engineering, the 2022 Toyota Supra is officially HotCars' Best 2022 Japanese Sports Car.

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