As more SUVs hit the market seemingly every week, the search for the best one you can buy isn’t always straightforward.
. Within the next month, Washington, Massachusetts, and New York followed suit with regulations of their own.
While Tesla is still a big player in the industry, the automaker is facing increased competition as other brands like Mercedes, Cadillac, BMW, and Audi introduce competitive EVs. In early 2021, there were nearly 20 EV models for sale in the U.S.; the figure jumped to more than 30 in 2022. And it was evident during our time executing SUV of the Year, where we had 14 battery electric models, seven plug-in hybrids, and four hybrids—all of them new or significantly updated.
Like it or not, electrification is here to stay. Tesla CEO Elon Musk stepped into the automotive industry as a disruptor, and for a while, legacy automakers seemed not to take his company seriously. Now, almost every OEM has scrambled—and continues to scramble—to catch up, and some have also shared their plans to have an all-electric lineup in the future.
The 2023 SUVOTY competition was marked by the large field of high-riding vehicles. During the course of a week and a half, we tested, photographed, filmed, and drove 45 SUVs across multiple surfaces. Honda Proving Center in Cantil, California, once again served as our stage for our annual showdown, including its off-road areas and its winding test road.
Indeed, as society continues this transition into electrification, you can count on our reporting to call out the good and the bad of the latest trends, just like we do in this issue. We hope you enjoy it.
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