The 10 best vehicles Ars Technica drove in 2025

Of all the cars we've driven and reviewed this year, these are our picks.

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Just traded in my 2017 Volt for the 2026 Leaf, very heavily influenced by Ars reporting this year. That car is an absolute delight and, in what we figured was going to be a loss going in, is even able to carry our chonky rear facing car seats while still accommodating two pretty tall adults up front (I’m 6’ 2”, wife 5’ 8”). For all its flaws, I still loved the Volt, but the Leaf is just such a lovely experience with all the new safety adds in the intervening years. Thanks Ars for all the reporting on that this year, and it’s always a bit fun to see your “team” win one of these lists

What has been your experience with the retractable door handles, especially now that we're firmly in glove weather.