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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The Ioniq 5 is a mixed bag. The EV parts of it are wonderful (fast charging!!!), but the software and minor features are a little mystifying. Besides the lack of a rear wiper, it has a wireless charging pad and Apple CarPlay, but not wireless CarPlay.

My Australian-market 2024 Ioniq5 has wireless CarPlay.

It is, overall, an excellent car, especially for road trips, which is my primary use. My only quibbles are: (1) the endless donging from the safety system. It takes 6 clicks on the infotainment screen to turn some (but not all) of that off; and (2) the cost. I’ll be replacing it this year and I’ll be buying one of three Chinese EVs, all of which are approximately $15-20k cheaper for similar specs. None of those EVs are available in the US.