After completing two days of testing, the automotive media professionals of the Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) have crowned the 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 AWD Performance Calligraphy with the NWAPA Drive Revolution Vehicle of the Year Award, the event’s top honor. The runner-up is the 2025 Lucid Air Pure.
Here are the category winners and runner-ups:
● Best ICE Vehicle: 2025 Toyota GR Corolla Premium Plus (runner-up: 2025 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club)
● Best HEV: 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy AWD (runner-up: 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX-Prestige AWD)
● Best BEV: 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 AWD Performance Calligraphy (runner-up: 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Track Package)
● Best Value: 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line (runner-up: 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX-Prestige AWD)
● NWAPA Drive Revolution 2025 Vehicle of the Year: 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 AWD Performance Calligraphy (runner-up: 2025 Lucid Air Pure)
Congratulations to the winners! The members of NWAPA would like to offer thanks to the crew of DriveShop and Page One, Kristen Brown, J.R. Chocco, John Vincent, and Nik Miles. Special thanks go out to the manufacturers that took the time and expense to bring their vehicles to Ridgefield, WA, for this great event. We enjoyed your knowledge, camaraderie, and suggestions for making next year even better. We understand how important coverage is. NWAPA will do our best to gather story links and forward them on to you at a later date.
Here is a link to event still photography. Photo credit goes to Doug Berger (DBPics.com).
Thank you for your consideration and participation. We look forward to having you at NWAPA’s Mudfest, tentatively scheduled for May 2026.
Here are links to Drive Revolution 2025 coverage.
This list will be updated as stories are posted to various outlets.
Nik Miles-
https://l.gourl.es/l/b66a28a1246472d92d4448ee91b0c2af921d2bab?u=10853593
https://l.easylink.es/l/6842a19be6990cc3ab8802fa58cc2bc8fdc17061?u=10853593&i=b942e4a4-d34b-4d45-9946-fb1882846e62
https://pix11.com/automotive/best-family-road-trip-vehicles-for-2025/amp/
Jason Fenske-
https://www.instagram.com/p/DO3eu1uAbmy/?img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/DO_nDl4D3U7/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRIRIuWD6Si/
With More to Come
Tom Voelk-
https://youtu.be/hyK3G2h9aEw
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/drivencarreviews/Drive_Revolution_2025-SD_480p.mov
Bengt Halvorson-
https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice/2025-hyundai-ioniq-5-vs-2025-hyundai-tucson?onepage
https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/genesis/gv60
With More to Come
Auto News-
https://autonewsonline.com/articles/f/drive-revolution-2025---15-of-the-latest-vehicles-put-to-the-test
Dave Erikson Everyman Driver Links (he’s a machine)-
https://youtu.be/L3U2vUgxy-U?si=bgV-jA9_ZpOPyiY6
https://youtube.com/shorts/XCFflbHDjG4?si=3126iB_NSCE6iHtZ
https://youtube.com/shorts/Qg2VHpcFbqg?si=rjWRTa7ZEdSnU7n-
https://youtube.com/shorts/F_BvOxAI63k?si=mnBCywifhzrQ4FIN
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ3_azAxnZx/?igsh=MzR3bGM3MXJ0OXdt
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJzvNirzO0h/?igsh=ZGFvdzIwMXBycmVx
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJ1agrnxeC9/?igsh=MTJob2swb2I0eHF0cg==
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJxQ_MoTvNN/?igsh=MXMyYW5qanBxbDh1MQ==
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJw2rH_yhpU/?igsh=MXR1cWtrM211NzA4cg==
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJwqcAXR3Hg/?igsh=NXo2eHJiZGVudml0
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJt52THxxe8/?igsh=b2xvNTJwaGtpNzRl
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJpLBO1S1PD/?igsh=MWcwN2F5dDFxdmNubA==
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJo6qGlxQ84/?igsh=MTFzODZsOHZzMjF2aw==
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSFbmDju/
https://www.tiktok.com/@everymandriverofficial?_t=ZP-8wdIJ7ehwsQ&_r=1
Joe Sage-
http://www.arizonadrivermagazine.com/PDF_Reviews/AZDv24-6-ND-2025_T2nwapa.pdf
