10Best Cars: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a45964280/10best-cars-2024/
10Best Trucks and SUVs: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a45964575/10best-trucks-suvs-2024/

Our ultimate comparison test is the annual 10Best awards. Once again, we gathered every new and significantly changed vehicle we could get our hands on with a base price below $110,000. What makes 10Best distinct is that we bring back the reigning winner to compete against the new challengers, allowing the former to defend their spots on the list. By mixing last year's best with everything new, the 10Best list represents the best cars for sale this year and not just the best of what's new.

We spent two weeks driving the entire field, moving from one vehicle to the next, stopping only to take notes or discuss the vehicle with our fellow editors. Voting differs from our other comparison tests in that 10Best boils down the entire vehicle to a number between 1 and 100 instead of scoring various categories. In a nod to how it's done in figure skating, we toss the highest and lowest scores before the testing team puts the rest into a spreadsheet to determine the 10Best Cars and the 10Best Trucks and SUVs. Trucks, SUVs, and everything not-cars are the market's preferred body styles, and our annual 10Best awards celebrate our favorites in this sprawling category.
Our annual awards cut through the clutter to find the 10 cars and the 10 trucks and SUVs that live up to their purpose while delivering inc...