The best cars of the year: meet the winners of the 2024 TopGear.com Awards

2024: a year of elections and Olympics, AI and Oasis. Fortunately there was also a fair share of decent cars, too. Time to name the best of the best launched in the last twelve months. Welcome to the world famous TG Awards. Popcorn ready? Let's dive right in...

"It gets right the things it needs to and in terms of design, thoughtfulness and versatility there's not a family car to rival it for the money..."

"What we didn't know was that the stretched seven-seat version would be so superior in every department as to render the five-seater redundant..."

"Crossovers don't come any better because the EV3 has so many bases covered..."

"It'll have the ability to rattle your very core. Literally. That 'immense' 907bhp V8's flat-plane crank will send full bore vibrations right through the Temerario's frame. So you'll hear it. And feel it. And likely be hanging on for dear life..."

"The 750S still emerges as more than the sum of its parts. So naughtily fast it feels like it ought to be illegal..."

"Where there were once white goods, Toyota is now awash with characterful, interesting cars - and enticing plans for the future..."

"It's phenomenal. Truly. A car built around the virtues of a V12 engine but determined to do so much more than pay homage to tradition..."

"If you want an electric daily that requires no justification, a sports electric family car, it's this one..."

"Because even now, months later, I can remember exactly how the Spéirling made me feel - it made me feel like a superhero..."

"I'm not sure I've ever come across a car that better caters to all occupants than the Volvo EX90..."

"There's a refreshingly simple 'hire car in sunny Majorca' vibe here that's charmingly endearing..."

"As the night fog rolls in, the roller shutter rises and I drive TG's very own electromod into the dark. After a few laps of the block, I wish we were keeping it..."

"Here was the R3, and you couldn't take your eyes off it - a compact crossover mashing together just about every body style and era you can imagine..."

"More importantly, the Duster remains fun to drive and to live with..."

"Murray, arguably the greatest and most original thinker in both Formula One and the wider automotive sphere, is currently deep into a challenging new phase of his long and storied career..."

"The new 5 has to be an attractive and appealing car in itself. And is. Appealing in the looks, yes, but also made and detailed to be a quality object..."

For the full story on our top picks of 2024, pick up the Awards issue of Top Gear magazine