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Far be it from us to query the mystic knowledge of Yoda, {that a} Jedi craves not things like journey and pleasure — however we don’t all reside alone on distant swamp planets. So after being caught in various states of quarantine for the previous 9 months and counting, courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic, the li’l inexperienced guru must forgive us midi-chlorian-deficient people pining away for slightly exterior stimulation. As the car stays America’s quintessential totem of freedom, it is smart that the automobiles we at the moment fixate on would favor the thrilling, adventurous and prosperous.
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It comes as little shock that SUVs dominate our year-end countdown of Vehicles.com’s hottest professional auto critiques, accounting for a full six of the highest 10. However a noteworthy emphasis on luxurious, efficiency and enjoyable, in a 12 months by which unemployment reached a precedent-setting excessive of almost 15%, lends an air of escapism to the 2020 lineup — nowhere extra so than the spendy luxurious compact SUV taking the highest spot.
For the 2020 mannequin 12 months, the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class will get updates to its styling, powertrains and cabin appointments, with pricing from the $40,000s all the best way as much as almost 100 grand for the top-performing AMG variant. Vehicles.com reviewer Aaron Bragman’s evaluation of the GLC is total favorable, and he sees why Mercedes patrons in want of some further cargo or elbow room would select it over the model’s erstwhile top-selling mannequin, the C-Class sedan.
“The GLC-Class has surpassed the C-Class compact sedan to grow to be Mercedes-Benz’s bestselling mannequin within the U.S., and for good motive: For a couple of dollars greater than a C-Class, you get extra space and headroom, plus the identical high quality inside, top-notch facilities, trendy multimedia system and a great deal of out there extra-cost security tools,” Bragman writes.
Observe the hyperlink under to our No. 1 automotive evaluate of the 12 months for Bragman’s full take.
Steering onerous into 2020’s enjoyable, fancy theme, Mercedes’ second entry on our annual countdown clocks in at No. 6 — although that quantity will get a lot decrease if that clock is a stopwatch. The jaw-droppingly attractive 2020 AMG GT C Roadster boasts a neck-snapping 0-60-mph time of three.6 seconds, courtesy of the luxurious roadster’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-Eight engine. It additionally boasts a $163,395 beginning worth with vacation spot, a determine that may hold accelerating from there. However, as Vehicles.com reviewer Mike Hanley implies, if in case you have that kinda cash, it’s cash nicely spent.
“The Mercedes-AMG GT C is a sublime luxurious automotive that might most likely get by on seems to be alone, however spending just some minutes behind the wheel reveals how rather more it’s than only a trendy roadster,” Hanley writes. “The GT C has sufficient luxurious and tech options to not appear misplaced alongside its Mercedes siblings, however its focus is driving efficiency, and on this it’s an exciting success.”
Observe the hyperlink under to our No. 6 automotive evaluate of the 12 months for Hanley’s full evaluate.
Headed additional down Luxurious Lane, one other evaluate from Bragman makes the highest 10 within the 2020 Cadillac CT4-V, a reasonably sported-up model of Cadillac’s CT4 sedan and little bro to the CT5-V. Head to the No. 7 spot for the complete story there. And, at No. 9, Vehicles.com reviewer Jennifer Geiger provides blended emotions on the 2020 BMW X1, the smallest SUV within the luxurious maker’s lineup.
And eventually, these cooped up in quarantine and dreaming of overcoming obstacles not associated to the coronavirus ought to head to No. Eight for Bragman’s evaluate of the 2020 Jeep Gladiator, which provides all of the off-road ruggedness of the enduring Wrangler on which it’s based mostly … plus some of the utility of a pickup truck.
However 2020 wasn’t all aspirations and off-roading. Peruse all the listing under for well-liked critiques on respectable every day drivers just like the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, Toyota Yaris and RAV4 Prime, Honda Pilot and Chevrolet Tahoe. Listed here are the highest 10 critiques Vehicles.com readers couldn’t get sufficient of prior to now 12 months:
1. 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Assessment: Quick and Fancy Household Haulers
2. 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Assessment: A Good Folks Mover … for Fewer Folks
3. 2020 Toyota Yaris XLE Sedan Assessment: Frugal Can Be Enjoyable
4. 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime Plug-In Hybrid Assessment: Effectively Fast, Annoyances Apart
5. 2020 Honda Pilot Assessment: Exhibiting Its Age
6. 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster Assessment: This Magnificence Is a Beast
7. 2020 Cadillac CT4-V Assessment: Consider It as Enjoyable-Sized
8. 2020 Jeep Gladiator Assessment: Distinctive, Costly and Massively Entertaining
9. 2020 BMW X1 Assessment: Pleasant to Drive, Confounding to Management
10. 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Assessment: A Totally different-Flavored Ford Expedition Fighter
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