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Made-in-China electric vehicle crowned Drive Car of the Year
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The Tesla Model Y has been crowned the 21st winner of the Drive Car of the Year award, with judges praising its practical packaging, exceptional value and game-changing technology.
The win marks the first overall win for Tesla, the first Chinese-built winner and the second time a fully electric vehicle has been awarded the gong.
The Model Y took out the best electric vehicle under $60,000 category and beat other category winners such as the BMW 5-Series, BYD Atto 2 and Dolphin Essential, Hyundai Palisade, Kia Tasman, Volvo XC90 and Zeekr 7X to win overall honours.
Drive Car of the Year 2026 – all the winners
With 16 awards spanning all corners of the new car market, here are all the 2026 Drive Car of the Year category winners in one place
We are often asked why, for Drive Car of the Year, we judge and assess cars in some market segments and not others. The fact is, we’re always looking at the cars you are buying to work out where we need to focus attention, and for the 2026 field, the categories cover some 86.7 per cent of all new cars sold in 2025.
That’s over 1 million new car transactions (1,076,553 to be exact) out of 1.24 million new car sales that we consider with our award criteria.
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Made-in-China electric vehicle crowned Drive Car of the Year
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.
The Tesla Model Y has been crowned the 21st winner of the Drive Car of the Year award, with judges praising its practical packaging, exceptional value and game-changing technology.
The win marks the first overall win for Tesla, the first Chinese-built winner and the second time a fully electric vehicle has been awarded the gong.
The Model Y took out the best electric vehicle under $60,000 category and beat other category winners such as the BMW 5-Series, BYD Atto 2 and Dolphin Essential, Hyundai Palisade, Kia Tasman, Volvo XC90 and Zeekr 7X to win overall honours.
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