Car and Driver 10BestCar and Driver 10Best is a list annually produced by Car and Driver (C/D) beginning in 1983,[1] nominating what it considers the 10 best cars of the year. C/D also produced the 5Best list, highlighting what it considers the five best trucks of the year. 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 Top ModelsFrom the start of the 10Best in 1983 through 2023, the following models were represented on the 10Best lists the most years.[2]
1983For the 1980s, Car and Driver picked four domestic and six import cars.
Fastest car tested: Jaguar XJ-S HE, 142 mph Top-selling cars: 1984Instituted the price cap at $30,000.
Fastest car tested: Ferrari 308 Quattrovalvole, 144 mph Top-selling cars: 1985Price cap: $30,000
Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette, 150 mph Top-selling cars: 1986Price cap: $30,000
Fastest car tested: Porsche 944 Turbo, 157 mph Top-selling cars: 1987Price cap: $30,000
Fastest car tested: Ferrari Testarossa, 176 mph Top-selling cars: 1988Price cap: $35,000
Fastest car tested: Ferrari Testarossa, 173 mph Top-selling cars: 1989Imports and domestics chosen by marque, not by place of manufacture. Price cap: $35,000
Fastest car tested: 750iL V12, 158 mph Top-selling cars: 1990Eliminated half domestic/half import rule as impractical. Price cap: $35,000
Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, 175 mph Top-selling cars: 1991New rule: No more than two places per marque. Price cap: $35,000
Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, 176 mph Top-selling cars: 1992Price cap: $40,000
Fastest car tested: Ferrari F40, 197 mph Top-selling cars: 1993Price cap: $40,000
Fastest car tested: Lamborghini Diablo, 204 mph Top-selling cars: 1994Institution of the 2.5x price cap, now at $43,000.
Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, 179 mph Top-selling cars: 1995Price cap: $46,000.
Fastest car tested: Lamborghini Diablo VT, 185 mph Top-selling cars: 1996Price cap: $48,000
Fastest car tested: Ferrari F355, 179 mph Top-selling cars: 1997Price cap: $54,000
Fastest car tested: Dodge Viper GTS, 177 mph Top-selling cars: 1998Price cap: $55,000
Fastest car tested: Ferrari F50, 194 mph Top-selling cars: 1999Price cap: $59,000
Top-selling cars: 2000Price cap: $61,000
Top-selling cars: 2001For 2001, Car and Driver created a separate "5Best Trucks" award with a single winner in each of five categories. Top-selling vehicles: 10Best CarsPrice cap: $62,000
5Best Trucks
2002Top-selling cars: 10Best CarsPrice cap: $66,000
5Best Trucks
200310Best CarsPrice cap: $66,000
5Best Trucks
200410Best CarsPrice cap: $69,000
5Best Trucks
200510Best CarsPrice cap: $70,000 For 2005 and 2006, the magazine named one winner in each category.
5Best Trucks
200610Best CarsPrice cap: $70,000
5Best Trucks
200710Best CarsPrice cap: $71,000
5Best Trucks
200810Best CarsPrice cap: $72,000
200910Best CarsPrice cap: $71,000[3] Beginning with the 2009 list, Car and Driver considered the Porsche Boxster and Cayman to be the same car.
"Dishonorable Mention"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]
201010Best CarsPrice cap: $80,000[5]
201110Best CarsPrice 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.
201210Best CarsPrice cap: $80,000[7]
201310Best CarsPrice cap: $80,000[8]
201410Best CarsPrice cap: $80,000[9]
201510Best CarsPrice cap: $80,000[10]
201610Best CarsPrice cap: $80,000
201710Best Cars
10Best Trucks and SUVs
201810Best Cars10Best Trucks and SUVs
201910Best Cars$90,000 base-price cap[14] 10Best Trucks and SUVs
202010Best Cars and TrucksBeginning with the 2020 list, SUVs and trucks are no longer separate[16]
202110Best Cars and TrucksThe 2021 10Best list was released on November 18, 2020. Every car from the 2020 list returns, with the exception of the Jeep Gladiator. The Genesis GV80 makes its first appearance on the list.[17]
202210Best Cars and TrucksThe 2022 10Best list was released on November 17, 2021.[18]
202310Best CarsThe 2023 10Best Cars list was released on December 19, 2022.[19]
10Best Trucks and SUVsThe 2023 10Best Trucks and SUVs list was released on January 17, 2023. Beginning with the 2023 list, SUVs and trucks are once again separate.[20]
202410Best CarsThe 2024 10Best Cars list was released on December 5th, 2023.[21]
10Best Trucks and SUVsThe 2024 10Best Trucks and SUVs list was released on December 5th, 2023.[22]
2025Price cap: $110,000[23] The 2024 10Best Cars and 10Best Trucks lists were released on December 3rd, 2024.[23][24] 10Best Cars
10Best Trucks
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