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Behind the scenes at the 2022 TopGear.com awards!
Our 2022 winners collect their TG gongs in the presence of The Stig
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Rebecca Adamson, head of automobile at Honda UK
A car that proves there’s life in the over-powered, front-wheel drive formula yet... Our Hot Hatch of the Year is the Honda Civic Type R
Advertisement - Page continues belowHans Schep, Ford Pro general manager
This car has the potential to change the EV landscape not just in America, but for all of us. Our American Car of the Year is… the Ford F-150 Lightning
Kate Thompson and Rob Holdcroft, Volkswagen UK
A retro EV that’s pulling off the seemingly impossible, and making people carriers cool… Our MPV MVP of the year is the VW ID.Buzz
Advertisement - Page continues belowChristian von Koenigsegg, CEO of Koenigsegg
A car that’s pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in terms of performance, technology and is, essentially, a piece of art. Our Hypercar of the Year is the Koenigsegg Jesko
Ashley Andrew, Hyundai UK managing director
Occasionally a car comes along that blows us all away with its design. This one is a rolling lab for future tech and a hydrogen-powered drift car, too… Our Instant Icon Award goes to the Hyundai N Vision 74 concept
Mark Adams, Vauxhall/Opel design boss
A car that does all the things an ordinary family hatch needs to, but also looks fantastic. Our Family Hatch of the Year is the Vauxhall Astra
Rouven Mohr, Lamborghini chief technical officer
There are many cars we’re excited about next year, but none more so than a rally-ready, off-road version of a V10 mid-engined supercar. The Car We’re Most Looking Forward to Driving in 2023 is… the Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato
Advertisement - Page continues belowChristopher Pagani, Pagani marketing director
As everything goes electric, never has this award been more important. Our Noise of the Year goes to… the Pagani Huayra R
Matt Downing, Dacia UK product performance manager
An award where we throw it open to the good readers of TopGear.com – from a very long list of cars launched in 2022 to choose from, you voted in your thousands. The Reader’s Choice Award goes to… the Dacia Jogger
Advertisement - Page continues belowRaffaele de Simone, Ferrari chief test driver
Just sensational to drive, and takes the hybrid supercar thing to a whole new level. Our Supercar of the Year is… the Ferrari 296 GTB
Nick Collins, Jaguar Land Rover executive director vehicle programmes
Luxury cars use to be big stretched saloons… these days they are SUVs. So our Luxury Car of the Year is… The Range Rover
Thomas Yates, Sir David McMurtry, Max Chilton
Our Moment of the Year goes to the McMurtry Spéirling after it smashed the Goodwood hillclimb record in 39.08 seconds
Rory Lumsdon, Porsche PR director
The car that swept all before it at our recent Speed Week test in the Czech Republic. Our Performance Car of the Year is… the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
David Hilbert, Kia Europe marketing director
Our Manufacturer of the Year is the company that has consistently impressed us with its new cars and concepts in 2022… and it goes to Kia
Stuart Sanders, Toyota director of product and communications
An affordable, petrol-powered, rear-wheel drive coupe with a manual gearbox. Just our sort of thing. The Sports Car of the Year is… The Toyota GR86
Guy Pigounakis, MG commercial director
Given the state of the British economy, never has this next award been more important. Our Bargain of the Year is… the MG4
Rebecca Adamson, head of automobile at Honda UK
The 2022 TopGear.com Car of the Year is a hot hatch that has achieved the impossible, and improved on its predecessor. It’s a car that taps into the basic elements that made us all fall in love with driving in the first place – it’s fast, tactile, practical and excellent for skidding around Dunsfold in…
The TopGear.com Car of the Year is the Honda Civic Type R
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