Montreal, QC - The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has shortened the list of vehicles in the running for its Canadian Vehicles of the Year to 12 finalists, spread evenly across the four categories of the awards.
Among the “12 best vehicles in Canada for 2026” as AJAC is touting them, we find three Hyundais, two Toyotas, two Porsches and… two Lucids. The finalists were chosen from among some 400 eligible vehicles by AJAC’s journalists from across the country, with the condition that they had to have driven every vehicle being voted on. Eligible meant those models newly designed, recently refreshed or carried over from the previous model-year.
The winners in each of the categories will be revealed at the Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS) in Toronto next February 12. Here are the finalists as announced today in Montreal:
AJAC 2026 Canadian Car of the Year
- Honda Civic
- Hyundai Elantra
- Porsche 911 Carrera
AJAC 2026 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year
- Ford Maverick
- Hyundai Palisade
- Toyota RAV4
AJAC 2026 Canadian Electric Car of the Year
- Lucid Air
- Porsche Taycan
- Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid
Canadian Electric Utility Vehicle of the Year
- Hyundai Ioniq 9
- Kia EV9
- Lucid Gravity