Our Favorite Cars of 2025! Auto Focus Awards

Quick Overview

The Autofocus Awards 2025 named the Hyundai Ioniq 9 as the overall Vehicle of the Year due to its exceptional value proposition, offering 80% of the capability of more expensive competitors like the Rivian and Lucid for tens of thousands of dollars less, while the Porsche 911 992.2 T hybrid earned Engine of the Year and Performance of the Year awards.

Key Points: The Hyundai Ioniq 9 won Vehicle of the Year because it provides a complete package, including space, solid drivetrain, good range, and NACS port, starting at around $59,000, offering immense value compared to $100K+ competitors. The Porsche 911 992.2 T hybrid, featuring a 3.6L electrified turbocharged motor, won Engine of the Year and Performance of the Year, achieving a 0-60 mph time of 2.34 seconds, making it second place on the host's leaderboard. EV of the Year went to the Lucid Gravity, which the hosts called the best EV available to buy, praising its range, performance, space, packaging, and quiet ride, despite initial software faults like missing CarPlay. The Toyota Camry hybrid secured both Hybrid of the Year and Most Efficient Car awards, with one host noting they never once thought about visiting a gas station during an entire week of testing. The Dodge Charger Daytona EV Scat Pack received the Bust of the Year award, criticized for being a disappointing successor that failed to deliver on the muscle car formula, lacking tire spin despite its power and weight. The Xiaomi SU7 was named EV Runner-Up but disqualified from winning because it is currently a theoretical value for US consumers as it is unavailable for regular purchase. The Marquez Award (a personal favorite) went to the Volvo EX30 for being a fun, solid, small EV commuter, while the Miles Award (fun factor) went to the Lamborghini Urus SE hybrid SUV for its enjoyable, casual driving experience and loud exhaust.

Context: The video presents the second annual Autofocus Awards for 2025, where the hosts Miles and Marquez review and distribute accolades to the best, most notable, and worst vehicles they tested throughout the year, noting that their testing heavily featured hybrids and fully electric vehicles, with almost no pure internal combustion engine cars tested besides a Sherp.