2022 Rusty Awards

And the 2022 Rusty Award Goes To......

    When it comes to proper model utilization this years winner sure chose the wrong model to utilize.  Using a product that already hits our list of poor designs, this EV changeover is no different.  Not to mention this design is decades old and was bad when it originally came out. 
    So, hold onto your hats as we reveal this years bottom end winner............

     For 2022 it seems that MWM decided to utilize the outdated design of the UAZ 469 HT, was a perfect fit for an EV makeover.  This thought could have been so, as the UAZ and its Beijing counterpart are still heavily used to this day.  Unfortunately MWM forgot to make any updates to this design to make it a bit more modern.  But, I guess when the product already works, you might as well not change it.

   
     Our runner up this year is from a company who seems to always be on our list.  I guess our reviews and ratings are not hitting hard at Suzuki headquarters.  So, yet again Suzuki's Alto hits our list and almost hits the #1 spot.  Good thing for MWM as Suzuki could have taken home another Rusty award this year.  Ah well, I guess there's always next refresh.

       To our surprise it wasn't just our new arrival from MWM which hit the bottom of this list, as both products from Yomper hit the bottom.  Guess when one is bad, you might as well just go with it.  This is true with Bollinger as well, since their final revision before sales begin didn't make a difference to both the B1 and B2.  Both products are yet again at the bottom of our list for worst designs.  Has no on learned from Tesla's Cybertruck yet.
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      As with every year most of bottom runners didn't really catch us off guard.  A few vans, hatchbacks and EV/Hybrids, but for 2022 we had a few more trucks hit the list.  This could be due to the increased investment into the cargo delivery market.  But again this pales in comparison to the thirty-two (32) EV/Hybrid models which hit the list this year.  Guess its time to shape up when it comes to EV changeovers.

     In the end 2022 wasn't as bad as 2021, as this list did decrease in size by ten (10) vehicles.  But the same can't be said about the average grade as 2022 slipped down by 1% to an uncool 42.59% overall.  Hopefully 2023 will bring less from the bottom end and make the bottom end look better.

Everett J.
​#autolooks

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2022 AutoLooks Rusty Award Winner - 2022 MWM Spartan

2022 Rusty Award Winners

​EV-Hybrid
Hatchback
Truck
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
Truck
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
Hatchback
EV-Hybrid
Truck
EV-Hybrid
Van
EV-Hybrid
Hatchback
Utility
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
Crossover
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
Truck
EV-Hybrid
Truck
Van
Utility
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
Aftermarket
EV-Hybrid
Truck
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
Sedan
Aftermarket
Sedan
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
Hatchback
EV-Hybrid
Hatchback
EV-Hybrid
ALV
Aftermarket
EV-Hybrid
Sedan
EV-Hybrid
EV-Hybrid
Hatchback
EV-Hybrid
ALV
EV-Hybrid
Utility

​MWM Spartan
Suzuki Alto (JDM spec)
Yomper Commercial
Lingbao CoCo
Bollinger B1
Cenntro City Porter
Yomper Bergan
Letin Mango EV
Peugeot e-Partner
Vauxhall Combo e-Life
Mazda 2 hybrid
Dartz Freze Nikrob
Dongfeng Warrior M50
Bollinger B2
Fiat Fiorino
Roewe Clever
Nissan March
Lada Niva Bronto
Wuling Nano
Costin EC1
Opel Rocks
Qiteng EX80
Fiat Professional E-Ulysee
Opel-Vauxhall Movano E
Microlino 2.0 Dolce
Wuling Journey Pickup
Chery QQ Ice Cream
Great Wall Motors Wingle 5
SRM Xingyuan
Force Motors Gurkha
Fiat Professional E Scudo
Toyota Proace City Electric - Cargo
Hozon Auto Neta V Pro
Toyota Yaris GR Sport
Zedriv GC
Ford Maverick
Pocco DuoDuo
WEVC Sports Coupe
IKCO Tara
Subaru Impreza WRX
Saloon Mecha Dragon
Geometry EX3
Honda AWV
Mini Cooper
Aion Y
Suzuki Celerio
Bestune NAT
Honda e-NS1
Volkswagen Taigo R
City Transformer
Volkswagen Jetta
Toyota Aqua
ORA 03 CAT
Honda Civic Hatch
Pocco MeiMei
Honda e-NP1
Ford Maverick hybrid
Lada Niva Travel

​37.01%
37.95%
38.11%
38.70%
38.73%
38.89%
39.09%
39.78%
39.88%
39.95%
40.10%
40.22%
40.38%
40.50%
40.51%
40.83%
40.97%
41.12%
41.20%
41.48%
41.50%
41.61%
41.84%
41.90%
42.01%
42.13%
42.22%
42.37%
42.42%
42.45%
42.87%
42.92%
43.25%
43.52%
43.75%
43.83%
44.00%
44.31%
44.52%
44.55%
44.85%
44.91%
44.92%
44.98%
45.02%
45.07%
45.26%
45.26%
45.39%
45.42%
45.53%
45.56%
45.57%
45.65%
45.69%
45.88%
45.92%
45.92%

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2022 Rusty Awards - Fifty-Eight (58) rated vehicles, with an average score of 42.59%