This year's awards showcase exceptional
vehicles across six categories, including the rugged Toyota Land
Cruiser, innovative Kia EV9, luxurious Genesis Electrified GV70,
versatile Hyundai Palisade and reimagined Ram 1500
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) (d/b/a "Cars Commerce
Inc."), an audience-driven technology company powering automotive,
today announced the winners of its annual Best Of Awards,
which honor top-rated vehicles in six categories: Best Family Car,
Best Luxury Car, Best SUV, Best Electric Vehicle, Best Pickup Truck
and the highest recognition: Best Car of the Year. From an
evaluation pool of more than 40 all-new and redesigned vehicles,
this year's coveted Best Car of 2025 winner is the Hyundai Santa
Fe.
"In today's competitive and rapidly evolving automotive
landscape, the Hyundai Santa Fe stands out in the mid-size SUV
class," said Mike Hanley, Cars.com
senior road test editor. "Starting at less than $36,000, the Santa Fe has plenty of room for both
occupants and cargo with standard three-row seating and an
expansive and functional cargo area. An ultraviolet-light
sanitizing compartment, rear-facing center console drawer and dual
wireless phone chargers are just some of the available features
that meet the needs of today's shopper and bring unique value to
the Santa Fe."
Available with either a gas or gas-electric hybrid powertrain,
the Santa Fe levels up with spacious accommodations after a radical
redesign in 2024. The Cars.com Best of 2025 award winners
include:
- Best Family Car: 2025 Hyundai Palisade. A six-year
favorite that hits all the marks. Top of mind in a family vehicle
is safety and space, and the Palisade delivers standard safety
features like automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control,
lane departure steering assist and more along with a roomy interior
that accommodates child-safety seats well. All this comes at a
sub-$40,000 starting price for a
three-row SUV that was also a repeat winner in Cars.com's latest
3-Row SUV Challenge.
- Best Electric Vehicle: 2025 Kia EV9. A pioneer in
balancing range, comfort, usability and space. The EV9 is a
well-rounded three-row electric SUV with an excellent blend of
efficiency, intuitive controls and fast-charging speeds. With
standard driver-assistance features like forward collision warning
and a hands-on semi-autonomous driving system as well as a roomy
interior and excellent range, the EV9 is a great choice for
families considering an EV.
- Best SUV: 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser. Not your
father's Land Cruiser. Nimble, capable and comfortable, the 2025
Land Cruiser is a reimagined SUV that's pleasant to drive on the
street while still possessing considerable off-road capability.
- Best Pickup Truck: 2025 Ram 1500. Transformative. Ram
took a risk replacing the fan-favorite Hemi V-8 engine in its 1500
full-size pickup, but it paid off in spades as the newly available
twin-turbo inline-six engine provides smoother, quieter performance
while delivering more power than the old V-8. This year's model
also continues Ram's tradition of offering top-notch interiors,
from the solid, well-constructed base variant to the peerless
Tungsten trim.
- Best Luxury Car: 2025 Genesis Electrified GV70. Riding
the fine silk thread between elegance and sporting. The Electrified
GV70 takes opulence to the next level with high-quality materials
for a luxurious cabin environment that's paired with an exceptional
driving experience. With all of this and features like a Road
Preview adaptive suspension and 429 horsepower, it's no surprise
the Electrified GV70 is a repeat winner of Cars.com's Best Luxury
Car award.
Award Methodology
Cars.com's Best of 2025 award winners are chosen by a team of
seven editors who drive and evaluate new vehicles throughout the
year. Each of the six awards has its own watchwords that guide both
the nomination and voting process, and editors must have driven a
vehicle for it to be considered for an award. For each award
category, an initial list of nominees is winnowed through rounds of
voting to select the winner.
To find out more about the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe, why it's named
Cars.com's Best Car of 2025 and to see other winners, visit
Cars.com/Awards.
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