Back in 2010, the team at High Gear Media decided we needed to have our own Car of the Year award. We spitballed titles and mine was the one that stuck. Now all three sites use the Best Car To Buy moniker–and I choose the Best Car to Buy for Motor Authority.

The most recent winner was the Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG.

Fast, stylish, compact, reasonably priced, and incredibly fun, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG is Motor Authority’s Best Performance/Luxury Car To Buy 2014. But it was an exceptionally close race.

So close, in fact, that the CLA45 AMG didn’t score an outright win. The 2014 Porsche Cayman is also our Best Car To Buy 2014. But only one car can truly be “best,” right?

Not exactly. This isn’t Highlander.

Find out more over at Motor Authority.