The Buzz Awards hero

Expert-backed and audience-trusted, The Buzz Awards spotlight the year’s top vehicles across the full Valnet Autos portfolio.

As our highest accolade for vehicles each year, The Buzz Awards leverage the scale of the total Valnet Autos portfolio sites. We share our picks in seven distinct categories and one overall car of the year, with our tens of millions of monthly readers and viewers.

With dozens of editors reviewing hundreds of cars throughout the year, The Buzz Awards brings an unprecedented level of expertise to our awards program, and gives each winner special status to our audience of auto fanatics.

CarBuzz, TopSpeed, and HotCars make up Valnet's auto portfolio, reaching millions of engaged car enthusiasts each month. Together, they draw 13.8 million users, rack up 22.4 million pageviews, and connect with 11.2 million social followers.

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Read all the Buzz Awards content from our experts at CarBuzz, HotCars, and TopSpeed, and explore more about each site using the links below.

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Award Winners 2026

The Buzz Awards recognize the year’s best cars, selected by expert editors from TopSpeed, CarBuzz, and HotCars. After rigorous testing, debate, and voting, the top vehicles in each category are revealed. These winners stand out for their performance, innovation, and driving enjoyment.