Top 10 most watched videos of 2022

When it comes to the most popular of about 200 videos we published in 2022, there’s just one standout: the Toyota LandCruiser.

In fact it’s not just the new 300 Series you lot are keen to view, but the ‘old’ 70 Series too – closely followed by our popular Best award series, led unsurprisingly by videos covering our top picks in the ute and SUV segments.

We published reams of news about the all-new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated Australian release in late 2021, and since then we’ve tested all variants – both on-road and off – and undertook two comparisons.

But the LandCruiser video you watched most, making it the most popular video of 2022, was our review on the flagship Sahara ZX – the $138K range-topper of the 300 Series line-up.

Underlining its incredible bandwidth, a very different LandCruiser was the subject of our second most viewed video this year – the 70 Series wagon, even before the utilitarian workhorse range received yet another upgrade to keep waiting lists long despite its near-40-year lifespan.

Our third most popular video of 2022 was actually published back in May 2021, highlighting the ever-increasing popularity of compact SUVs in an SUV-mad nation.

Published a year later, our verdict on the Best Mid-Size SUV of 2022 ranked fourth, reflecting the interest and new-model activity in Australia’s single biggest new-vehicle segment.

Also published in May, our Best Small SUV 2022 verdict video ranked fifth overall – although we suspect it will receive many more views – and you’ll have to click on the link above to see which model retained its coveted crown in 2022.

No prizes for guessing which model we named our Best Dual-Cab 4x4 Ute for 2022, when the Ford Ranger topped most – but not all – of the seven specific areas of assessment we employed to separate the six best members of Australia’s second largest auto market segment.

The market dominance of medium SUVs was again underlined by the fact our Best Mid-Size SUV verdict video from 2021 remained out seventh most watched video in 2022.

Interest in adventure machines has never been greater and the great number of you who clicked on our Best Off-Road SUV verdict video reflects that. Can you guess which model was good enough to topple the LandCruiser 300 Series?

It might be a shrinking market segment, but there’s plenty of interest left in traditional small cars, as evidenced by our verdict video for last year’s Best Small Cars award making this year’s top 10 list.

And just to recap the unwavering enthusiasm for all things LandCruiser, our 300 Series versus Toyota Patrol off-road video comparo rounded out the list of our 10 most watched videos of 2022.