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For our Best Car of the Year award, our watchwords are quality, innovation and value.

Along with crash tests, safety features and accommodation of family members and their gear, we consider family-friendly features, car-seat fitment and overall excellence.

In addition to overall excellence, we pay extra attention to the aspects with which many EVs stumble, such as efficiency, intuitive controls and charging speed.

Along with general excellence, the best cars represent ultimate luxury in their class and/or are exceptionally well-rounded, providing luxury along with above-average usability and drivability.

The best SUV offers practical utility and the comfort of a raised seating position.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe.

Cars.com’s editors share what they’d like to see — and what they wouldn’t —in Toyota’s new three-row SUV, which will be revealed Feb. 10.

Vision Pulse uses ultra-wideband technology to expand a vehicle’s field of vision through obstacles including buildings and other road users.

Hyundai launched the Santa Cruz compact pickup for 2022, but a new report says the truck’s first generation will also be its last.

Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 84,300 vehicles for software errors in instrument panel displays.