Big Story: Vehicles to Watch in 2018

Will the class of 2018 please rise? Or at least start your engines? We’re ready to bestow special honors.

Last month’s “Big Story” centered on WardsAuto editors’ picks of vehicles that stood out in 2017.

This month we features vehicles our editors individually recommend keeping an eye on for various reasons.

They don’t build them like they used to. (We mean that in the best sense.) Vehicles today have their differences, but the vast majority of them are well built. Sure, some are better built than others (and typically cost more).

But unlike the old days, it’s hard to find a flunky.  Everybody graduates in the class of ’18. However, here are the ones to watch.