Welcome to the 2026 TopGear.com Awards, our annual event where we hand out honours to the new cars that have impressed and excited us most over the past 12 months. They now get to reign supreme through 2026 as our favourites.
We’ve got everything from superminis to hypercars, via innovative EVs, to muscle cars and off roaders turned up to 11, all united by the fact we reckon they’re rather good. But the big question is, who’ll take home the ultimate accolade of 2026 Car of the Year?
? Jack Rix

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00:00 Introduction
00:59 Luxury Car Of The Year
02:01 Off Roader Of The Year
3:21 Supercar Of The Year
04:56 Family Car Of The Year
05:51 Noise Of The Year
07:43 Design Of The Year
08:42 Performance Car Of The Year
09:58 Crossover Of The Year
10:44 Super SUV Of The Year
11:54 Supermini Of The Year
12:25 Estate Of The Year
13:03 Lifetime Achievement Award
14:42 Saloon Of The Year
15:15 Manufacturer Of The Year
16:30 Hypercar Of The Year
17:59 Car We’re Most Looking Forward To Driving In 2026
19:38 Car Of The Year