Year End

Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Rimac: The Best Cars I Drove in 2022

Whether electric hypercar or opulent V12, each delivered on what was promised.

The latest Mercedes-AMG SL.

Photographer: Hannah Elliott/Bloomberg

One thing I love about my job is the variety of vehicles that come my way. One week, I’ll be driving a stoplight-yellow Porsche up a mountain highway; the next, I’ll be crab-walking an electric Hummer in Arizona desert.

The good ones all have certain things in common: the ability to deliver from behind the wheel what their aesthetics promise from the exterior—and the ability to do that at a fair price within their competitive set. This year proved delightfully diverse.