The year is almost over and it’s been an interesting one. The BMWBLOG team has driven a ton of interesting new cars and we thought it would be a good idea to look back at them all and pick our best car from the year. Most of the cars we drove in 2022 were BMWs but not all of them. So it will be interesting to see what the team thinks of the cars we drove in 2022.
I have to pick two cars, one BMW and one non-BMW, because I had the privilege of driving a wide variety of great cars throughout the year and it’s sort of hard to pick just one. So here are my picks:
I was tempted to go with the BMW M4 CSL here but I really didn’t get enough wheel time to fully understand the car. Plus, if I’m being honest with myself, as cool as it was to drive the CSL on such a cool road, it wasn’t BMW that impressed me most. That title falls on the iX xDrive50. It’s such a fantastic overall car that does almost everything exceptionally well. It has its issues: it lacks cargo room, it’s a bit too expensive, and it isn’t great looking.
However, its powertrain is immensely impressive, its ride is almost Rolls-Royce-good, and it’s far more efficient than BMW claims it to be. It also has a super interior that outshines every other BMW cabin. It’s probably not my favorite BMW on sale but it is the best new BMW I drove in 2022.
I was tempted to go with the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing here because it’s one of my favorite cars in the world right now and probably the best performance sedan on sale. However, the Toyota GR86 is a car that absolutely stole my heart and did so at a price that almost every middle-class person can afford. It’s probably the best sports car value in the world at the moment and one of the most fun cars on sale. It looks great, has an outstanding manual transmission, fantastic…
