The 2022 MotorTrend Car of the Year award finalists are here—and one of these cars took home the Golden Calipers. We introduced the contenders that didn't make it to the finalist round, we've covered the criteria in which each competitor must excel, and now we've revealed the seven finalist nameplates from Toyota, Mercedes, Lucid, Honda, and more. We spent several days prodding, poking, testing, driving, and examining each one against our six criteria to come up with the model that best embodies what a Car of the Year should be: a vehicle brimming with innovation, driving pleasure, and much more—and this year's winner may surprise you.