MotorTrend on Monday named the all-electric Rivian R1T the publication’s 2022 truck of the 12 months, beating out different pickups from Ford Motor, Basic Motors and Hyundai Motor.

The distinguished title and accompanying “Golden Caliper” award are extremely sought by automakers globally yearly. They’re used to advertise autos in promoting and are seen as third-party validation of a brand new car.

MotorTrend referred to as the R1T, which is the primary mass-produced electrical truck within the U.S., “essentially the most outstanding pickup truck we have ever pushed,” in a launch saying the award.

“Rivian re-examined what a contemporary pickup may very well be and the result’s essentially the most outstanding truck MotorTrend has ever pushed, making it arguably the worthiest recipient of the ‘Golden Calipers’ in latest historical past,” the discharge mentioned.

MotorTrend mentioned the Rivian R1T excelled in every of its six key standards: security, effectivity, worth, development in design, engineering excellence, and efficiency of supposed perform.

Different finalists for MotorTrend’s truck of the 12 months had been the Ford Maverick, GMC Hummer EV and Hyundai Santa Cruz.

MotorTrend’s truck of the 12 months follows the publication naming the Lucid Air its automotive of the 12 months and the Genesis GV70 as its SUV of the 12 months.

“As the primary all-electric pickup truck to market, the R1T manages to attain all of this with out offending historic truck-buyer sensibilities. For these causes and extra, MotorTrend is honored to call the Rivian R1T our 2022 Truck of the 12 months,” Ed Loh, MotorTrend group head of editorial, mentioned in a press release.