When the lockdowns started, millions of Americans began hitting the road. In America, car dealerships lobbied to be deemed essential, and those seeking a new automobile looked for the best way to buy a car during the pandemic as well as vehicles that could go the distance. And while RV travel became more popular than ever, finding a recreational vehicle to buy or rent was nearly impossible.
Electric vehicles remained popular, of course, with one EV outselling all of the others combined. And Forbes readers wanted to know the true cost of owning an EV as well as its environmental impact.
As for those who sought speed more than comfort, 2020 did not disappoint, featuring supercar launches from Maserati, Bugatti and McLaren.
Here are the best and most-read car stories of 2020, a chronicle of how we rolled this past year.
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Electric Dreamer
Elon Musk’s New Nemesis
By Chuck Tannert
Elon Musk may have significantly increased his wealth in 2020, but he also got some new competition. In February, Forbes published a cover story on Rivian, an electric vehicle company with a $3 billion war chest gearing up to produce SUVs and pickups. And if Musk is seen as a real-life Tony Stark, Rivian founder R.J. Scaringe comes across more like Clark Kent.
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Fast And Luxurious
2020 BMW 840i Review: Mastering The Art Of Luxury With Performance
By Kyle Edward
Of all the car reviews on Forbes in 2020, none was more popular than the BMW 840i coupe. With a six-cylinder engine, the 840i is capable of producing 335 hp to reach a top speed of 130 mph. As if that weren’t powerful enough, it’s also available in a V8.
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POLESTAR
The EV MVP
Polestar 2: This Is The Way Electric Cars Should Be
By Alistair Charlton
One of the most exciting launches of 2020 was the Polestar 2, a collaboration between Volvo and the Chinese automotive giant Geely. With a range of 275 miles in the United States and a battery that generates 300kW (or 408 hp), the Polestar 2 is, in the words of reviewer Alistair Charlton, “a remarkable achievement.”
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MARK EWING
Top Of The Topless
Porsche 718 Spyder: Purist Sports Car in the Age of Robots
By Mark Ewing
In a year when practical vehicles were more important than ever, a fantasy sports car revved Forbes readers’ engines: the Porsche 718 Spyder. With a four-liter flat-six engine that produces 414 hp, the 718 Spyder is capable of going 0 to 60 in 4.2 seconds and, as Mark Ewing wrote, is “a purist sports car dream.”
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LEIGH BANKS
A Spirited Ride
The Rolls-Royce Ghost: The Luxury Marque’s Most Important New Car
By Nargess Banks
Although Rolls-Royce’s SUV, the Cullinan, helped change the perception of the venerable British automaker, Nargess Banks argued that the Rolls-Royce Ghost represented a new kind of luxury vehicle for the post-opulent age.
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