Over the past year, us assholes managed to get our grubby little 20-something year old hands on a fair amount of metal and carbon. And for some reason, you guys keep eating it up. So like a fly to shit, let’s go back and recognize the travesty (and occasional triumphs) from the automotive landscape that have graced the regal pages of our corner of the internet.

The Meter of Mediocrity

Our first category represents the most boring, and basic vehicles that purely act as vehicles. Nothing less, nothing more. The winner is…

The 2020 Toyota Prius! Taking a whopping 47% of the vote, this hamster-powered sponge on wheels easily takes the crown of our most mediocre car, with the 2023 Subaru Forrester Wilderness taking second, the RDX A-Spec taking third and the Volvo S60 taking last.

Last Year’s Worst Car

This category is pretty self explanatory, we took a good look over the cars we reviewed all the way back in 2022 and put them here for you to vote on! Let’s see who won…

With so surprise from anyone, the 2019 Jeep Cumpiss Trailhawk comes out on top! Miles past the 2019 Jeep Compiss Trailhawk, 2019 Jeep Cumpass Trailhawk and 2019 Jeep Compass Trailhawk, this review was by far our worst car we reviewed in 2022.

Prunes or Dunes?

The “Prunes or Dunes?” category is the best of 2 entirely different worlds within the same SUV universe. Prunes, being focused on the silent generation, caters to consumers over the ripe age of 65. Dunes is more of the proper, pure SUV spirit that seems to be missing from so many tall metal blobs nowadays. The winners are…

The 2010 Ford Flex for prunes and 2019 Toyota 4Runner for dunes! With the Flex being an awful excuse of an SUV, more closely related to a minivan, and the 4Runner being a surprisingly capable and SUV-ish SUV, these two make the perfect pair of opposites in our “Prunes or Dunes” category.

Best Nugget

A good nugget is revered in the car community. A small hatchback that is as happy driving around a small italian town as it is carving mountain passes in the alps. Yes, the Best Nugget award goes to…

The 2020 Hyundai Veloster N with 43.6% of the vote! An excellent choice in nuggets, this hot hatch is quite the performer and a reasonable daily nugget, even though it has an odd number of doors. In second the 2005 Ford Focus banana car closely followed by the 2012 Mini Cooper and in dead last the 2012 Nissan March.

Most Fuckable Car of the Year

The name practically speaks for itself. This category goes over the most jaw-dropping, gorgeous works of rolling art we’ve reviewed this year at Mis-Shift. The award goes to…

The 1996 Porsche 993 Carrera! Barely beating out the Lamborghini Miura SV by only 2%, the mello yellow machine takes the win! I guess a Porsche is still the best way to make grown men cream their pants in the best way possible. After those two came the 2022 C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 and the 1987 Mercedes-Benz Koenig W126 in last.

Used, Abused, and Confused

The classic “Used, Abused and Confused” category encompasses every vehicle that have REALLY put through the wringer. Each of the following cars got the piss beaten out of them one way or another, but only one of them can be the worst right?

Not! For the only time in this wrap-up, we have a tie! Both the 1991 Mazda Miata and the 2015 Subaru WRX scored 35% of the vote each. Both of them are wildly beat up, the Miata couldn’t run for more than 15 minutes without overheating and the WRX had over 150k miles on the stock engine, with probably 50% of the time spent at redline. Trailing up the valiant battle of brutes comes the 2004 Acura TL A-Spec with the fantastic fading paint-job gracing the hood. Finally, a 2022 Polaris Slingshot Roush Edition that would be the hardest driven car with less than 1,000 miles thanks to one of our head writers.

Best Corolla

So, apparently we do quite a lot of regular cars here. What’s the most irregular of the regular? Only one way to find out…

With no surprise, the award goes to the most interesting of the least interesting vehicle around with 59% of the poll, a 2019 Toyota Corolla SE Hatch Manual. The stick + hatch makes it the ideal spec for the struggling artist who can’t afford a GR Corolla. After that comes the 2007 Toyota Corolla LE because it’s old, then the 2022 Corolla SE Hatch because it has a hatch and finally the 2017 Toyota Corolla LE, because it has… I don’t know, what does it have?

Where’s Your 401K Now, Old Man?

THESE HOGS, THOSE BIG-ASS ROAD BEASTS, THEY KNOW THE TOUCH OF A WORN, BONY HAND ON THE GRITTY STEERING GRIP. WHICH OF THE FOUR BAD BOYS DO YOU FIGURE TAKES THE CAKE? AIN’T NO CHATTERIN’, ONLY ONE WAY TO ROLL DOWN THAT ROAD AND UNCOVER THE TRUTH…

IN THIS EPIC CLASH, THE UNDISPUTED CHAMP, SCORIN’ A SOLID 38.5% OF THE VOTE, IS THE ANEMIC AND SORRY 1993 C4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. TRAILIN’ RIGHT BEHIND, WE’VE GOT THE AUTOMATIC 2007 C6 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, REPRESENTIN’ THE NEW-AGE CORVETTE NEW-BALANCE BRIGADE WITH 35.9% OF THE VOTE. HOLDIN’ DOWN THE THIRD SPOT, THERE’S THE 1987 MERCEDES-BENZ KOENIG W126, PERFECT FOR THEM EX-WWII GERMANS TO CRUISE AND BARB DOWN THE OPEN ROAD. BRINGIN’ UP THE REAR, WE’VE GOT THE 1993 DAIMLER DOUBLE SIX, LUGGIN’ AROUND THE BRITTLE BONES OF THE ENGLISH KING FOR TEA, ADDIN’ THAT TOUCH OF CLASS TO THE WHOLE BOOMER-APPROVED AFFAIR AROUND TOWN.

Nickelodeon Teen Choice Award

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids’ Choice, is an annual American children’s awards ceremony show produced by Nickelodeon. Usually held on a Saturday night in March or early April, the show honors the year’s biggest in television, film, music, and sports as voted by viewers worldwide of Nickelodeon networks. Winners receive a hollow orange blimp figurine, a logo outline for much of the network’s 1984–2009 era, which also functions as a kaleidoscope.

The obvious winner by a landslide vote is the hip-for-teens 2015 Scion FRS/GT86/BRZ with 59% of the vote. Who can resist the cool tiktok boy style the FRS exudes? Taking second is the 2020 Hyundai Veloster N with it’s radical red color. Perfect for the vaping highschooler stuck in teenage pregnancy, the 2015 Subaru WRX will do great coming in third. Finally, the car for the tech bro telling you about crypto every second of the day, the 2023 Kia Forte GT.

I Took a Shit and Found THIS In the Toilet

Really, this category could go to any vehicle we’ve reviewed here at mis-shift. Every single one an abomination, but these particularly so. There can only be one though…

And the 2019 Ecoboost Ford Mustang Convertible takes it! With almost 50% fo the vote, it’s a common consensus the ecoboost isn’t worth it’s weight in scrap. The same can be said for the 2014 Honda Pilot coming in second, along with the rental special 2018 Ford Fusion AWD Platinum in third and the driveway shit-stain of a car, the 1991 Mazda Miata.

What 3rd World Country Did This Car Crawl Out Of?

Many of the cars we’ve reviewed might as well be better in Mozambique or Ethiopia, yet we still sat our crusty asses in the drivers seat. These are the nominations for “What 3rd World Country Did This Car Crawl Out Of?”…

In a close win, the 2012 Nissan March comes out ahead of the 2007 Toyota Corolla LE. In third and fourth, a tie for the two most opposite tax brackets in the world: the dictator in his 1993 Daimler Double Six and the lowly farmer on his 1988 Gravely 20G.

Who Let US Drive These?!

In all seriousness, we’ve gotten to drive quite the number of interesting and awesome cars this year. Why any of us have been given the opportunity to, I have no idea, yet here we are. In fact, there were so many good choices we had 6 to chose from, but only one can be the best. Hopefully more absurd options will come into our hands in 2024, but for now we can look back at the wildest so far…

The first of two yellow Porsche’s with 34% of the vote is the the wild 2007 Porsche 997 Turbo S with the ability to fit a single human being in the frunk. In second is the new 2022 C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 in a beautiful red and an even more beautiful V8 behind your head. In third is the 2015 BMW M4, perhaps one of the more significant modern BMWs and a very impressive M car. In fourth, Monty’s very own 2018 Subaru WRX STI. Why a 20-something year old should be given access to this much fun in such a tight package is beyond me. In fifth is the other yellow Porsche, a 1996 Porsche 993 Carrera and finally the 2012 Mercedes C63 AMG, which in no means is a slouch compared to the others on this list.

NOT A CAR! NOT A CAR!

The most decisive category in the show, we have quite the host of oddities. There can be only one true winner of “NOT A CAR! NOT A CAR!”, and that has to go to…

The Bidmobile!!! A true Daytona Beach special, this race-prepped machine has brought joy to the face of many, and will continue to. The same can’t be said of the 2022 Polaris Slingshot SL, being a glorified tricycle coming in second.  In third, something that probably should have a third wheel is the Honda 919. Coming up in last, the ever trusty and reliable 1988 Gravely 20G lawnmower.

The Most Chuckable Car

Last but not least, we arrive at the final category of the night. This being attributed to the most chuckable car, the most fun to sling around corners with the pedal to the metal. In reality, it can really only go to one…

The 2023 Mazda ND2 Miata Sportec wins our award, beating out Hondas and Toyotas alike. The ND’s ability to slingshot around a corner sideway yet still in control is unlike any other. This paired with the joy of ripping it around the mountains creates a feeling like no other. The ND Miata wins “Most Chuckable Car of the Year”!

Thank you for coming!

Here we come to an end. From everyone here at Mis-Shift, we appreciate the people who regularly tune in and enjoy the shit we produce. If you have anything you’d want us to review, please ask! We love to drive as much as the next person. It’s been a blast, and from Pierce, Monty, Daniel and the whole crew, have a happy new year!

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