The Nominees
Nominees consist of all-new cars, 2011 10Best winners, cars that were not available for the 2011 competition, and those with significant updates. All cars must fall under our base-price cap of $80,000 and be on sale in January 2012.
Audi A6/A7 Audi TT RS BMW Z4 sDrive28i BMW 1-series M BMW 3-series/M3 BMW 528i* Buick LaCrosse eAssist Buick Regal GS Buick Verano Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Chevrolet Camaro convertible Chevrolet Sonic Chevrolet Volt Chrysler 200 Chrysler 300 Dodge Avenger Dodge Charger Fiat 500 Ford Focus Ford Mustang GT/Boss 302 Honda Accord Honda Civic Honda Fit Hyundai Accent Hyundai Elantra Hyundai Genesis Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Veloster Infiniti G25 Infiniti M35h Kia Optima hybrid Kia Rio Lexus CT200h Lotus Evora S Mazda MX-5 Miata Mazda 3 Skyactiv Mercedes-Benz C-class Mercedes-Benz CLS550 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Mercedes-Benz E-class* Mercedes-Benz SLK-class Mini Cooper Coupe Mitsubishi i* Nissan Versa Porsche Boxster/Boxster Spyder/Cayman/Cayman R Scion iQ* Scion tC Subaru Impreza Toyota Camry Toyota Prius V* Toyota Yaris* Volkswagen Beetle Volkswagen Golf/GTI Volkswagen Golf R* Volkswagen Jetta GLI Volkswagen Passat Volvo S60 R-Design
*These cars met our eligibility requirements but were not available for evaluation.