We compare the BEST 20 new cars that have been released in the past 12 months and find our first-ever CAR OF THE YEAR by Chasing Cars. Our dedicated team compare 39 different variants at the proving ground, on country roads and in the suburbs to find which car is the very best of all.

We used seven criteria and a week of hardcore testing to find our winning car. Did our judges come to the right conclusion? Tell us below in the comments!

Introduction: 00:00
Judges: 01:12
Eligibility: 01:26
The Criteria 01:54
Citroen C4: 03:39
Honda Civic: 04:23
Hyundai i20 N: 05:29
Isuzu MU-X: 06:12
Kia EV6: 07:04
Lexus NX 08:12
Subaru BRZ: 09:17
Toyota Kluger: 10:15
Toyota Land Cruiser: 11:38
Volkswagen Golf: 12:34
Top 10: 13:51
Audi A3 and S3: 14:02
BMW 2 Series: 14:50
Genesis GV70: 15:46
Hyundai Ioniq 5: 17:03
Mercedes-Benz S-Class 18:19
Top 5: 20:00
BMW 4 Series: 20:21
Polestar 2: 21:27
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 22:46
Porsche Taycan: 24:31
Skoda Octavia: 25:56
EV of the Year! 29:11
Car of the Year! 30:22
Gold Star awards: 31:53

In this video, we compare the Audi A3/S3, BMW 2 Series, BMW 4 Series/i4, Citroen C4, Genesis GV70, Honda Civic, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and i20 N, Isuzu MU-X, Kia EV6, Lexus NX, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and S-Class, Polestar 2, Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, Skoda Octavia, Subaru BRZ, Toyota Kluger and LC300, and Volkswagen Golf.

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