The automotive world is starting to look a bit more normal this year with the return of auto shows and smaller events the automaker is running together to pull the wraps on upcoming new cars for 2023 (and beyond). As the cars we got in photos and stills this year become the cars we'll be driving next year, our editors sat down to think about what we're most looking forward to testing. We didn't make this list last year (we honestly can't remember why), but in the final days of 2021 we've put together a list of cars and SUVs that turned out just as good, or at least as interesting, as we'd hoped. There were names like Bronco, Defender, BRZ, Mach-E, and Wagoneer. We've been running the Nissan Z quite a bit (which arrived this year), and I personally chose the Rivian R1S, which I'm still waiting to drive. As you'll see, it looks like I didn't learn my lesson about choosing unobtanium for this list. — Senior Editor James Ryswick
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Senior Editor, Stage Six, John Pelts Snyder: An earlier show car version of the C-Styx came out at the start of the pandemic, and that was amazing. Then I drove the Lyriq, and saw what a Cadillac EV could offer for a fraction of the price. Just imagine doing a $300,000 car. The rare car. Fingers intertwine.
2023 Porsche 911 Dakar
Senior Editor James Ryswick: This is another potentially bittersweet option, because I'm sure there's little chance I could drive a 911 Dakar. Nor do my fellow editors below. With only 1,500 slated to be built, a lead time, and a press launch that will involve only a lucky few, we'll be living vicariously as you are through reporting here on Autoblog by freelance journalist and former Autoblog editor Stephen J. Ewing. He's a nice guy. But he's also an idiot because he drove that car in Morocco, or wherever, instead of me. Yes, I am bitter. I will be heavily editing this story. He better not put a semicolon in the wrong place. Anyway, a 911 Dakar that I won't be able to drive. It's amazing, turning what should be a completely silly, cynical, money-making exercise in "off-road 911, chuckles" into something that looks like one of the most insanely capable and fun cars on the road. or outside it. Making a Porsche 1500 sounds like sheer madness. However, I like to think of myself as an optimist, so I hope I'm wrong and can drive the Dakar.
Associate Editor Byron Hurd: Well, Rizwick beat me to my first choice and for exactly the same reasons. The best part of this gig is getting precious moments from sitting in cars that will inevitably be sold in limited numbers and locking them away, instead of driving them. I miss the devil. I hate to say the same thing about this.
2024 Ford Mustang
Associate Editor Byron Hurd: I've owned a 2015 Mustang GT for two years and absolutely love it. It was the first example of the iconic Ford pony that really spoke to me as a driver, not to mention the first in which I could sit comfortably; It took me a long time to get a steering column to telescope on that car. I have high hopes for any relatively affordable sports car still left on the market, and the '24 Mustang has a solid reputation besides. This may be the last internal combustion Mustang we'll ever see, so hopefully Ford gets it right.
2024 Volkswagen ID. Buzz
Senior Consumer Editor Jeremy Korzyniewski: I might be ahead of myself here with my choice of the next Volkswagen electric truck. VeeDub says U.S. customer deliveries won't begin until the early part of 2024, but that doesn't mean I have a chance to drive the car during calendar year '23. A / A A / A / 47, marketed in Arabic and English. Anyway, very excited about this. Some of my fondest memories took place with my wife and my puppies on long road trips/my old Volkswagen. I expect we'll make a lot of new memories, right, their way into my life. But for me, something important to them is important. The trip is part of the fun!
2024 Acura Integra Type S
Road Test Editor Zack Palmer: The new Honda Civic Type R may have stolen the show this year, but next year, the Acura Integra Type S will take center stage. In every significant way, the Type S appears to be the more luxurious urban variant of the Type R. That means it'll have most of the performance, but add everyday driving details like heated seats, a heated steering wheel, and the optional. Many other features not available in most basic t types. Engage me!
With one Integra already in the garage—a 2001 Integra GS-R—I'm already personally interested in reviving the Integra name. I loved driving the A-Sped a lot earlier this year, but it wasn't the hot-hatch car I wanted on the road. I hope it's a Type S, because if it is, my checkbook might get opened. The launch date is set for summer 2023, and my expectations are high, so let's hope Acura gets this right.
2024 Chevy Corvette E-Ray
News Editor Joel Stocksdale: The regular C8 Corvette is one of my absolute favorite cars that I've driven. And while I'd also like to drive the new Z06 next year, I'm actually more excited about the E-Ray. I'm really intrigued by how the plug-in hybrid works, and I think it might make a car I already love even better. More efficiency and traction, but still keeping the great V8 chassis and mid-engine chassis? I think I'd only like it more if it was a plug-in and had an EV range. At least, I suppose. Chevy, please lend me the keys for a week next year!
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