WHEELS EVENTS
The fastest cars at Wheels Car of the Year 2022
It’s not all about speed at COTY, but a bit of punch certainly doesn’t hurt a contender’s chances
Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the Wheels Car of the Year 2022 runner-up
Boldly designed EV shares the winner’s platform, and just about all of its excellence – except for chassis tune
The incredible rise of Kia, from ‘economy’ to COTY
The inside story of how the Korean “challenger brand” became a fully-fledged COTY winner
The Kia EV6 is the 2022 Wheels Car of the Year
Our COTY 2022 winner is a landmark model that stands as the exclamation point in its brand’s coming-of-age story
Wheels Car of the Year 2022 test loop explained
Wheels heads back to the AARC once again to put 21 cars through the wringer
Behind the scenes at Wheels Car of the Year
The inside line on how COTY 2022 was run, from the eyes of a first-time judge
Meet the judges of Wheels Car of the Year 2022
Meet the six experts who put out COTY contenders to the test
The Criteria for Car of the Year 2022 explained
Our judges viewed the COTY field with these five points in mind
Wheels Car of the Year 2022: The Contenders
Who made the cut in our hunt for the best new car on sale?
Welcome to Car of the Year 2022
COTY 2022 is here, and there’s a lot to cover – let’s get started
Behind the scenes at Wheels Car of the Year 2021
Your glimpse behind the proverbial COTY red curtain
Mercedes-Benz GLB at Car of the Year 2021
Compact, quirky and uncommonly quick, but at what cost?
Land Rover Defender at Car of the Year 2021
The 4×4 faithful expect, and this time England delivers
Kia Sorento at Car of the Year 2021
Evolution of a milestone SUV in Kia’s relentless growth
Genesis GV80 at Car of the Year 2021
Beachhead established, Korea sends in the SUV reinforcements
Ford Puma at Car of the Year 2021
Puma fizzes with energy, just not enough to reset benchmarks
Ford Escape at Car of the Year 2021
Plenty to commend here, just not quite the cut-through
Audi e-tron at Car of the Year 2021
Ingolstadt’s first-ever production EV is a beauty
Toyota GR Yaris: Car of the Year 2021 finalist
Yaris breaks away, goes gonzo, finds greatness
Toyota Yaris: Car of the Year 2021 finalist
Yaris grows up as a clear-cut, yet still oddly complicated proposition
BMW 4 Series: Car of the Year 2021 finalist
If it wasn’t for that grille, everybody would be talking about how good the 4 Series is to drive
The Mazda CX-30 is the 2021 Wheels Car of the Year
The 2021 COTY is a compact SUV of real depth and ability, and largely devoid of compromises
Preview: Welcome to Wheels Car of the Year 2021
We were hellbent on making sure COVID-19 wouldn’t interrupt our annual COTY running
Which manufacturers are fudging their acceleration figures?
We have conducted independent testing to find out how realistic the acceleration times on new car brochures are.
