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The BMW iX3 took home both the top prize and the electric vehicle of the year category.

It’s easy to mistake the Hyundai Ioniq 6 for a luxury car. It’s sleek physique enmeshed by soft curves earn looks. That’s the point of the scene stealing Ioniq 6 and the Ioniq 6N, the 2026 World Performance Car of the Year.

Land Rover Defender is cool, rough and tumble, and never overly flashy as it is reimagined for the 2020s.

The exterior on the Infiniti QX60 is fresh faced, as the chainlink grille looks more in control and stately in this mid-sized SUV.

Everything stands out about the Cadillac Escalade IQ. IQ is a formidable, hefty, and regal electric version of Cadillac’s classic super-sized ride and it makes its point with razzle dazzle declaratives.

The Chevrolet Trax is a modest, likable small SUV from GM that checks a lot of boxes that have evaded the Chevy brand.

Nissan Kicks has solid credentials for an affordabl compact sport utility vehicle offering.

The Lyriq sharp-looking electric mid-size three row SUV from Cadillac. If you’re familiar with recent Cadillacs, its comparable to the XT6, but calling it the “baby Escalade” is another way to see this ample SUV.

Unless you have more than five people in your immediate family, those few times you offer to carpool are not necessarily worth the decision to bump up into a seven-seater.