Honda Dominates with Most 2024 Car and Driver 10Best Awards
Honda stands as the most successful brand in the history of Car and Driver awards, amassing an impressive 92 trophies. The sleek, powerful, and electrified Honda Accord is honored for an unprecedented 38th time, maintaining an impressive streak of 26 consecutive years. The 11th-generation Honda Civic continues its recognition for the third consecutive year, while the 6th-generation Honda CR-V secures its place for the second consecutive year.
Demonstrating prowess in design and engineering, Honda has clinched three 2024 Car and Driver 10Best awards for the second consecutive year, surpassing all other brands. The Honda Civic and Accord have earned coveted spots on the 10Best Cars list, and the Honda CR-V has been named to the 10Best Trucks and SUVs list. Additionally, Car and Driver has honored the Acura Integra Type S with a spot on its 10Best Cars list, resulting in four prestigious awards for American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Taking home three prestigious Car and Driver 10Best awards for the second year in a row is an incredible honor for the entire Honda family. For Honda, these awards are not just recognition of Civic, Accord and CR-V, but motivation for every Honda associate to continue creating, building and selling products that create joy for our customers.
The hybrid variants of the Accord and CR-V play a pivotal role in Honda’s electrification strategy, constituting over 50% of the total sales for both models in 2024. These models feature an innovative more advanced Honda two-motor hybrid system, which ensures optimal efficiency without sacrificing dynamic performance or packaging, thereby delivering a driving experience that is both sportier and more comfortable.
About the Car and Driver 10Best List
In order to participate in the 10Best, a benchmark of excellence for over four decades, vehicles must meet specific criteria. Eligible vehicles include those that are entirely new, were 2023 10Best winners, were unavailable for the 2023 competition, or underwent significant updates. Additionally, all vehicles must adhere to a base-price cap of $110,000 and be available for sale no later than January 31, 2024. Following a rigorous evaluation process involving two weeks of testing over 80 new cars, trucks, and SUVs meeting these criteria, Car and Driver editors assign each vehicle a score ranging from zero to 100. These scores are then tallied and averaged to determine the prestigious 10Best of 2024.
Built in North America
- The 11th-generation Accord is assembled* at the Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio, where Honda has been manufacturing Accords since the commencement of U.S. production in 1982, totaling over 12.5 million units.
- The 11th-generation Civic Sedan is crafted in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, while the Civic Hatchback is produced at the Honda Indiana Auto Plant. With a combined output exceeding 11 million units in North America, over five million of these vehicles have been built in the United States.
- The 6th-generation CR-V is manufactured in three North American plants, including the East Liberty Auto Plant in Ohio, the Indiana Auto Plant, and Honda of Canada Mfg. Honda has produced more than 5.5 million CR-Vs in North America, with approximately half of them originating from U.S. facilities.
- The Honda two-motor hybrid-electric power unit, propelling the Accord hybrid and CR-V hybrid, is crafted at the Honda Transmission Plant in Ohio. Simultaneously, the 2.0-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine is produced at the Anna Engine Plant in Ohio.
Learn more about the Honda Accord lineup including Accord hybrid variants here.
Learn more about the Honda CR-V lineup including CR-V hybrid variants here.