From electric luxury vehicles to crossover SUVs and off-road-capable SUVs (gas and electric), the field of nominees for Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy award only continues to widen its appeal. For the 2023 award we find a supercharged pickup truck making the nominee list while a barrage of electric vehicles claw their way onto the market, and into our list of finalists.

The list of contenders this year started at nearly 30, but quickly was whittled down to just seven finalists.

We’ll detail each of the seven leading up to the Jan. 4, 2023 reveal of the Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023 winner. In the meantime, here’s why these vehicles didn’t make the cut.

Acura MDX Type S

We heard plans for an Acura MDX Type S were in the works back in 2020, and two years later it’s come to life. After Acura morphed its three-row SUV into a flagship it shoved a twin-turbo V-6 under its hood, fitted an air suspension system at all four corners, and placed a Type S badge on its tailgate. The result? An Acura MDX Type S that shoots for sport but ends up more comfortable than ever. Honda and Acura’s first air suspension system in a production car has sublime manners; it’s possibly better sorted than anything BMW offers in the X5, but it’s not enough to make the final cut for this award.

2023 Aston Martin DBX707

Aston Martin DBX707

Aston Martin took the DBX crossover SUV, which itself is a brilliant all-around performer, and turned up the wick. Aiming for the…