Successful UX style and design groups will get their trophies Nov. 17 all through Automotive Tech Week in Novi, MI, in which profitable automobiles will be on display screen.
Two high quality SUVs, two compact cars, 3 battery-electric powered cars, a significant-conclude pickup truck, a amazing German luxury sedan and a minivan with throw pillows make up the 2021 Wards 10 Ideal UX record, demonstrating that a terrific person practical experience will have to cross all auto segments.
In this sixth yr of the 10 Finest UX opposition, only four automotive brands return as repeat winners from 2020 – Ford, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Stellantis has two winners on this year’s list – from its Jeep and Chrysler brands.
Ford also has two winners – the F-150 pickup and Mustang Mach-E – and those who have been trying to keep score know that Ford reached two triple crowns, as the two the F-150 and Mach-E also attained spots this 12 months on Wards 10 Finest Interiors and Wards 10 Ideal Engines & Propulsion Techniques lists.
This year’s honorees:
- Cadillac Escalade
- Chrysler Pacifica
- Ford F-150
- Ford Mustang Mach-E
- Honda Civic
- Hyundai Elantra
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L
- Mercedes-Benz S-Course
- Polestar 2
- Volkswagen ID.4










Around the previous two months, this year’s Wards 10 Best UX winners have been determined 1 working day at a time, in random non-alphabetical buy.
6 Wards judges evaluate the user-friendliness of technological innovation onboard this kind of as touchscreens, smartphone pairing, voice-handle navigation, head-up shows and the performance of driver-guidance technologies, which includes adaptive cruise regulate and blindspot checking.
A crucial problem we seek out to solution with every auto we evaluate: Are controls and infotainment menus intuitive and easy to use, or are they a resource of frustration that leave motorists and passengers overwhelmed and irritated?
The Wards judges chosen the winners soon after evaluating 33 eligible automobiles with all-new or substantially upgraded UX attributes. Because of the inherent overlap amongst the two competitions, the very same 33 nominees that were being evaluated for Wards 10 Ideal Interiors have been scored at the similar time for Wards 10 Best UX.
Landing on equally lists this year are the Honda Civic, Jeep Grand Cherokee L and Mercedes-Benz S-Course, in addition to the F-150 and Mach-E.
The 2021 Wards 10 Finest UX recipients will be honored in a Nov. 17 ceremony for the duration of our Automotive Tech Week, which starts Nov. 15 at the Suburban Assortment Showplace in Novi, MI.
Also through Automotive Tech 7 days, successful teams will be honored Nov. 15 for Wards 10 Ideal Engines & Propulsion Techniques and on Nov. 16 for Wards 10 Greatest Interiors.
Mainly because COVID-19 prohibited live functions previously in the yr, ATW brings together things of TU-Automotive Detroit, WardsAuto Interiors & UX Conferences, WardsAuto Motor & Propulsion Summit and ADAS & Autonomous Automobiles.
