All production vehicles for sale in that calendar year are considered with these recent restrictions: The magazine sometimes selects a specific trim and other times a whole family of vehicles.
Tuv From the start of the 10Best in 1983 through 2023, the following models were represented on the 10Best lists the most years.
In conjunction with the 2009 10Best Cars list, Car and Driver issued a list of what it called "The 10 Most Embarrassing Award Winners in Automotive History", spotlighting cars previously honored by a major automotive magazine (including CD itself) that, with the passage of time, it considered to be anything but award-worthy.
[4] Price cap: $80,000[5] Price cap: $80,000[6] This year marks the first appearance of an electrically powered car, the Volt, as well as the first appearance of a Korean automaker, Hyundai, on C&D 10Best.
Every car from the 2020 list returns, with the exception of the Jeep Gladiator.