U.S. Information & World Report is again with its annual rating of the 9 finest vehicles for households, the 14th 12 months the outlet has put out such a listing. The classes are: midsize automotive, hybrid automotive, hybrid SUV, compact SUV, two-row SUV, three-row SUV, massive SUV, minivan, and EV. The magazine says its “award standards appears at every car’s general ranking from the U.S. Information Greatest Automobile Rankings to find out high quality, incorporating components like security knowledge, predicted reliability scores, passenger and cargo house and the consensus opinion of the automotive press.” Past that, choices are judged on “the supply of tech options similar to in-car wi-fi web, teen driver controls, automated emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert and hands-free cargo doorways.”
U.S. Information Government Editor Liz Opsitnik defined, “As households start to arrange for summertime drives, prioritizing security, house and family-friendly options of their car choice is essential. With a spread of choices out there, from environmentally pleasant hybrids and EVs to massive SUVs, households can confidently discover the right car.”
After contemplating 90 autos, these are the 9 winners, with quite a few repeat champions from 2023:
Greatest Compact SUV for Households: 2024 Hyundai Tucson — A 3rd consecutive victory for the Tucson within the section the Honda CR-V as soon as dominated.
Greatest 2-Row Midsize SUV for Households: 2024 Honda Passport — The Passport received this section three years in a row earlier than shedding to the Hyundai Santa Fe final 12 months. Honda retakes the highest spot for its fourth general win.
Greatest 3-Row Midsize SUV for Households: 2024 Kia Telluride — That is 5 occasions in a row the Telluride drives off with this trophy.
Greatest Massive SUV for Households: 2024 Chevrolet Suburban — The massive SUV class being the one dependable home stronghold, that is the Suburban’s fourth win in a row and sixth in whole. It stays on high after the Yukon and Escalade siblings received in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and the Ford Expedition received from 2018 to 2020.
Greatest Hybrid SUV for Households: 2024 Toyota Highlander Hybrid — That is the twelfth award for the Highlander Hybrid on this class since U.S. Information added it to the listing. The Toyota has solely misplaced as soon as, ceding the silverware to the Lexus RX Hybrid in 2014.
Greatest Midsize Automobile for Households: 2024 Toyota Camry — Within the diminishing subject of midsize sedans, the Camry takes the award from the Kia K5 that received final 12 months. Earlier than the K5, the Honda Accord had received the class in three of the earlier 4 years, the Honda’s streak interrupted by the Camry profitable in 2020.
Greatest Hybrid Automobile for Households: 2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid — The Camry Hybrid displaced the Accord Hybrid in 2023, the Toyota taking its second win in a row on this class.
Greatest Electrical Car for Households: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 — The still-popular Ioniq 5 nabs the win right here from its company sibling, the Kia EV6 that received final 12 months.
Greatest Minivan for Households: 2024 Chrysler Pacifica — The Honda Odyssey had received this award since U.S. Information started it household rating, taking 13 consecutive victories. The streak is damaged, the Pacifica’s first-ever win within the Minivan class earned with “a spacious inside, many security options and distinctive attributes like Stow ‘n Go seating.”