WardsAuto Managing Editor Tom Murphy assured a crowd of 400 powertrain executives and engineers that removing the price cap will not lead to a list dominated by exotic sports cars.
This year’s list of winners reflects an industry that is trying to do it all with heart-pounding fire breathers, capable pickups that don’t need V-8s, family cars that don’t need V-6s and a battery-electric CUV that is fun to drive.