Motor Authority’s Best Car to Buy 2022
The first production electric pickup truck, the Rivian R1T, marks a clean-sheet rethink of how vehicles are packaged. It’s so well done as not only an EV, but also a lifestyle choice, that it earns the title of Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022. The R1T is not only our first electric winner, but also the first pickup to win the award. It’s the most versatile vehicle we’ve ever driven, and no other vehicle on the market matches its breadth of capability and performance. The R1T squared off with some stiff competition from a variety of segments, including EVs, luxury cars...
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Frankencar 2022: The best of our Best Car To Buy nomineesThe Rivian R1T bested the competition to be named Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022. It took on a field of eight finalists, and came out on top after a shockingly brief argument among our editors. Each of the nominees brought elements to the competition that we liked. Those finalists were the...
Joel Feder
Let’s make the Rivian R1T betterMerely 24 hours ago the Rivian R1T was named Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022. It’s simply the most impressive vehicle we drove this year. It also moves the entire industry forward. But the Rivian R1T isn’t perfect. No vehicle is. It could be better. Here’s how. 800 volt, now...
Joel Feder
Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nomineeThe name might be new, but the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing is anything but. It's a significantly updated version of the ATS-V, with a new name to fit Cadillac's every-changing nomenclature. That's no bad thing. Even though its more refined and sharper both in design and dynamics, the Cadillac CT4-V...
Joel Feder
Lucid Air: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nomineeThere's a new range, charging, and efficiency king in the EV arena and it doesn't wear a Tesla badge. The car to beat in all three categories is the Lucid Air, and it's a clean-sheet electric luxury car arriving now. With a gorgeous design, up to 520 miles of EPA-rated range, up to 1,111...
Joel Feder
Hyundai Elantra N: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nomineeWith the Elantra N, Hyundai has turned a boring compact sedan into one of the best values for enthusiasts. The Hyundai Elantra N was barely a blip on our radar until late in the year when West Coast Editor Brian Wong drove it and insisted it should be part of the bumper crop of nominees for Motor...
Joel Feder
Mercedes-Benz EQS: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nomineeThe shift to electrification is in the works at Mercedes-Benz. The new S-Class is amazing, but it didn't make the final cut this year because it was upstaged by its future replacement: the EQS. A full-size electric hatchback, the Mercedes-Benz EQS is a tour de force even the S-Class can't match as...
Joel Feder
Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nomineeMark this moment in history, because the flag's been planted and this is the end. The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is the unicorn enthusiasts waited for rather impatiently. Now it exists, but it likely won't for long as Cadillac switches to an all-electric lineup. Whether the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing...
Joel Feder
Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy: Past winnersBefore Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2022 is announced on Jan. 3, we thought we’d look back on our past winners to gauge our preferences and examine our benchmarks for how we evaluate cars. Over the last 11 years, the winners have ranged from coupes and wagons to convertibles and...
Joel Feder
Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2022: Cars that didn't make the cutThe battle royale is on. Motor Authority's annual Best Car To Buy award automotive boxing match is underway. It's the time when the year's new or significantly updated luxury and performance vehicles fight for supremacy. In a year that was much too similar to the last, the nominees ranged from...
Joel Feder
One of these 8 cars will be named Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2022We're in the middle of a changeover from the internal combustion engine to electric propulsion. The good news for auto enthusiasts is power comes easily for EVs. The bad news is they'll mark the end of manual transmissions and rumbling V-8 soundtracks. As the market turns toward more and more...
Kirk Bell
VW GTI/Golf R: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nomineeThe Volkswagen GTI's all-around talents have earned it a special place in our hearts over the years, and the Golf R has only made the hot hatch cooler, quicker, and more extreme. We've loved it, too. Both cars get a redesign for 2022 that turns up the power and technology, while also evolving the...
Kirk Bell
BMW M3/M4: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nomineeThe BMW M3 and M4 just keep getting faster, both in a straight line and around a racetrack. Not only are the base versions more powerful than the outgoing models, but the M3 and M4 Competition models ramp up the power and performance even further. Every M3 and M4 is powered by a turbocharged...
Kirk Bell
