Best Cars of 2023
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
Porsche 911 DakarA lifted, all-terrain 911 that looked like a novelty and turned out to be one of the most enjoyable 992s to drive every day.Read the review
Honda Accord Hybrid (2023)The best driving family sedan on sale, with a hybrid system that behaves like a smooth electric car most of the time.
Honda Civic Type RThe best front-wheel-drive chassis ever sold, and it now looks like something you can park at work.
Honda CR-V Hybrid (2023)The most sensible car in America, with a hybrid system that finally makes the drivetrain the good part.
Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992)The most extreme naturally aspirated 911 turns a road car into a downforce machine, superb on a circuit and hard work on a bad road.
Lexus RX 350 (2023)The luxury crossover that costs the least to own, and it finally has an infotainment system worth using.
Kia Telluride (2023)The three row family car that made the segment reconsider itself, and the used prices prove people noticed.- Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C8Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C8A flat-plane crank V8 revving to 8,600rpm from a company nobody expected to build one.
Toyota GR CorollaA homologation special with no homologation to serve, built because a rally driver runs the company.
Hyundai Ioniq 6The most aerodynamically efficient car Hyundai has built, and the boot and the rear headroom paid for it.