CarBuzz

11/13/2025

And The Buzz Award for Car of the Year for 2026 goes to...the Nissan Leaf!

11/13/2025

And The Buzz Award for Best Performance Car for 2026 goes to...the Ford Mustang GTD!

11/13/2025

And The Buzz Award for Best EV for 2026 goes to...the Leaf!

11/13/2025

And The Buzz Award for Best Luxury Vehicle for 2026 goes to... the Gravity!

11/13/2025

11/13/2025

The Buzz Awards: Car Of The Year

Only one car will be declared our outright Buzz Awards Car of the Year, and the honor for 2026 goes to the Nissan Leaf. This is the car that makes the biggest statement in the automotive world for a variety of reasons, which can be linked to value, performance, safety, or simply for representing a massive shift in the industry itself.

"The 3rd-gen Nissan Leaf delivers on the promise that every other automaker has made but none have actually given us: an affordable, well-equipped EV for the masses at an affordable price."

11/13/2025

The Buzz Awards: Best Performance Car for 2026

Performance may be measurable in figures like horsepower and lap times, but a performance car is equally about enjoyment, connection with the vehicle, and posterworthiness. In determining the Best Performance Car, we evaluated all of these attributes, but also consider t the impact of a vehicle as a brand halo. The winner of the Best Performance Car for 2026 is the Ford Motor Company Mustang GTD.

"The Mustang GTD is a watershed moment for the entire auto industry, proving once and for all that American performance cars are more than good enough to challenge and beat the European elite"

11/13/2025

The Buzz Awards: Best EV for 2026

The Best EV was determined by a variety of factors, including affordability (even when tax credits are removed from the equation), quality, value, reliability, and range. The ability to appeal to a broad audience was also a strong consideration. The winner of the Best EV for 2026 is the Nissan Leaf.

"The new Leaf is just a pleasant little car, plain and simple. Every reviewer that got behind the wheel came away gushing over how complete an EV the Leaf is, not just at this price point but in general."

11/13/2025

The Buzz Awards: Best Luxury Vehicle for 2026

The vehicle that is the most luxurious, comfortable, and spacious stands a strong chance of winning Best Luxury Car. But in a segment where money is no object, delivering these attributes at an affordable (relatively speaking) price is a consideration. The winner of the Best Luxury Vehicle for 2026 is the Lucid Motors Gravity.

"Lucid engineers are car fanatics, and that passion comes through clearly in the luxurious Gravity SUV, which has left editors and test drivers nothing but enamored with this luxury EV."

11/13/2025

And The Buzz Award for Best Budget Car for 2026 goes to...the Leaf!

11/13/2025

The Buzz Awards: The Best Off-Road Warrior for 2026

The Best Off-Road Warrior favors out-of-the-box capability for those who love to venture beyond paved roads, taking into account outright capability, value, and fun factor. This is not limited to just traditional rock crawling, but also looks at dirt road driving and desert running. The winner of the Best Off-Road Warrior for 2026 is the TOYOTA 4Runner.

"The Toyota 4Runner was a standout in its class, delivering everything we hoped for from a new generation of one of America's favorite off-road nameplates. The new Trailhunter trim, in particular, overachieved in a big way."