Cars.com’s professional automobile customers drive and examine hundreds of brand-new cars throughout the year, placing them with their speeds to see which ones rise to the top. From that hands-on testing experience, editors nominate and elect for their favorites in 6 honor classifications: Best Car of the Year, Best Pickup Truck, Best SUV, Best Family Car, Best Electric Vehicle and Best Luxury Car. While the criteria differ with each award, they all recognize the car we think is the most effective in the classification. Come with us as Cars.com’s cars and truck reviewers spotlight our 6 award winners and talk about why each one took home top honors this year.
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0:00 Intro
0:16 Best Car of 2026: Nissan Leaf
3:22 Best Pickup Truck of 2026: Ram 1500
6:00 Best SUV of 2026: Nissan Armada
9:18 Best Family Car of 2026: Hyundai Santa Fe
12:23 Best Electric Vehicle of 2026: Kia EV9
14:43 Best Luxury Car of 2026: Cadillac Escalade IQ
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