In celebration of another year of amazing cars, here are the Carlist.my People’s Choice Award Car Of The Year (PCACOTY) winners of 2022, as chosen by you.
Building on previous years, the long-running Carlist.my PCACOTY awards derive nominees based on brand mentions and car buying data throughout the year, before being presented to the public to vote on.
This year’s Carlist.my PCACOTY saw a total of 2,661 votes cast across 18 hotly contested categories, based on price, ranging from the humble (under RM 60k) to premium EVs such as the .
Separately, the PCACOTY also awards 7 category winners as part of the Editors’ Choice Awards, as rated by the Carlist.my editorial team. Here are your winners for 2022.
Entry-level sedan & hatch:
- Gold: AV
- Silver: Proton Persona Premium CVT
- Bronze: Proton Saga Premium S AT
B-Segment Sedan and Hatchback
- Gold: GR-S
- Silver: Honda City Hatchback 1.5L V
B-Segment SUV
- Gold: 1.5 Turbo V
- Silver: Peugeot 2008 Allure
- Bronze: GAC GS3 Premium
C-Segment Sedan and Hatch
- Gold: Honda Civic 1.5L RS
- Silver: Ignite Edition
C-Segment SUV (RM100k – RM150k)
- Gold: Toyota Corolla Cross 1.8V
- Silver: Proton X70 1.5 TGDI Premium 2WD
- Bronze: 2.0i-P EyeSight
C-Segment SUV (RM150k – RM250k)
- Gold: Ignite Edition
- Silver: Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Life
- Bronze: Peugeot 3008 Allure
7-Seater SUV
- Gold: Mazda CX-8 2.5 T High Plus AWD
- Silver: Allure
- Bronze: Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace R-Line
D-Segment Sedan
- Gold: 2.5V
- Silver: Volkswagen Passat Elegance 2.0TSI
Pickup Truck
- Gold:
- Silver: Mitsubishi Triton Phantom Plus Edition
- Bronze: Isuzu D-Max X-Terrain
Premium Sedan (Entry)
- Gold: AMG Line
- Silver: BMW 330i M Sport Runout Edition
- Bronze: Volkswagen Arteon R-Line 4Motion (Facelift)
Premium Sedan (Midsize)
- Gold: F Sport
- Silver: BMW 530i M Sport
- Bronze: Mercedes-Benz E300 AMG Line
Performance SUV
- Gold: Mercedes-AMG GLA 35 4MATIC
- Silver: Mini John Cooper Works Countryman
Premium SUV (Midsize/Midsize Coupe)
- Gold: Range Rover Velar 2.0L R-Dynamic
- Silver: Mercedes-Benz GLC 300e 4MATIC Coupé
- Bronze: B5 MomentumPremium SUV (Large/Large Coupe)
Premium SUV (Large/Large Coupe)
- Gold: Porsche Cayenne
- Silver: Land Rover Defender 110 MHEV
- Bronze: BMW X5 xDrive45e M Sport
Battery Electric Vehicle (RM150k-250k)
- Gold: Hyundai Ioniq 5 Plus
- Silver: MINI Cooper SE
- Bronze: Mazda MX-30 EV High
Battery Electric Vehicle (RM250k-350k)
- Gold: Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric
- Silver: Kia EV6 GT-Line
- Bronze: BMW iX3 M Sport Impressive
Battery Electric Vehicle (RM350k & above)
- Gold: Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo
- Silver: BMW i4 eDrive40 M Sport
- Bronze: Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ AMG Line
In addition to the People’s Choice Awards, this year, the following cars made the shortlist for the2022 Carlist.my Editors’ Choice Awards:
- Newcomer Of The Year:
- Urban Car of The Year: Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid
- Family Car of The Year: Kia Grand Carnival
- Pickup Truck of The Year: Isuzu D-Max X-Terrain
- Aspirational Car of The Year: Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Most Anticipated Newcomer of The Year: GWM Ora Good Cat