Challenges

Our expert judges spend a week comparing vehicles in the best way anyone can evaluate competitors: back to back. Here’s the breakdown for our Compact SUV Challenge.

Much has changed since our last minivan comparison, so we felt it was time for another look. Check out the results and details of our Minivan Challenge for 2021 here.

After a week spent testing the class, we’ve concluded the all-new Kia Carnival is the best minivan out there, but minivan popularity has been in retreat since a reported peak in popularity more than two decades ago.

Here’s a detailed breakdown of how we scored contenders in our latest Minivan Challenge.

Here are the results of our Affordable Small SUV Challenge, which pits the defending champion Subaru Crosstrek against the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Kia Seltos and Mazda CX-30.

Dig into how we selected the 2021 Kia Seltos as the winner of our Affordable Small SUV Challenge.

Learn how our judges determined the winner of our Affordable Small SUV Challenge and the categories they evaluated.

We gathered three of the most relevant 2020 compact sedans for an abbreviated Cars.com Challenge: the Honda Civic, Nissan Sentra and Toyota Corolla.

With more competitors in the class, we decided it was time to conduct a new 3-Row SUV Challenge. Here’s how things shook out in our latest multicar comparison test.

Today’s large-family vehicle is the three-row SUV. Which is the best for 2020? Click here to see our results.