Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company powering automotive, announced the winners of its annual Best Of Awards, which honor top-rated vehicles in six categories.

From an evaluation pool of more than 40 all-new and redesigned vehicles, this year’s coveted Best Car of 2025 winner is the Hyundai Santa Fe.

“In today’s competitive and rapidly evolving automotive landscape, the Hyundai Santa Fe stands out in the mid-size SUV class,” said Mike Hanley, Cars.com senior road test editor. “Starting at less than $36,000, the Santa Fe has plenty of room for both occupants and cargo with standard three-row seating and an expansive and functional cargo area. An ultraviolet-light sanitizing compartment, rear-facing center console drawer and dual wireless phone chargers are just some of the available features that meet the needs of today’s shopper and bring unique value to the Santa Fe.”

Available with either a gas or gas-electric hybrid powertrain, the Santa Fe levels up with spacious accommodations after a radical redesign in 2024. The Cars.com Best of 2025 award winners include:

• Best Family Car: 2025 Hyundai Palisade
• Best Electric Vehicle: 2025 Kia EV9
• Best SUV: 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser
• Best Pickup Truck: 2025 Ram 1500
• Best Luxury Car: 2025 Genesis Electrified GV70

Cars.com’s Best of 2025 award winners are chosen by a team of seven editors who drive and evaluate new vehicles throughout the year. Each of the six awards has its own watchwords that guide both the nomination and voting process, and editors must have driven a vehicle for it to be considered for an award. For each award category, an initial list of nominees is winnowed through rounds of voting to select the winner.