Fun to Drive Cars We're Thankful for This Year
We savor our time with sporty models from BMW, Cadillac, Honda, Subaru, Toyota, and Volkswagen
As the year comes to a close and many families prepare to gather around the Thanksgiving dinner table, we reflect on a special group of cars that passed through the CR garage (and left a mark or two on our track) this year. Each car on this list left us with a distinct memory of character and personality, independent of straight-line performance or price. And for that, we acknowledge their success at keeping the fun of driving alive.
We were fortunate to rent a variety of cars this year that reminded us that automotive fun is a blend of different ingredients. These special vehicles ranged from sensible to coveted, leisurely to downright fast, and spanned a price gap from below $30K to nearly $100K. Yet they’re equally celebrated for making fun a key part of the driving experience. We’re planning to buy and formally test some of the cars presented here.
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