Surprising no one, the Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman has been named to Car and Driver’s prestigious “10Best Cars” list for the 19th time. In particular, the venerable auto magazine praised the car’s chassis balance and mid-engine layout:

“The natural rightness of this configuration, along with the car’s compact size and light weight, means that it’s not relying on a phalanx of computerized helpers to get around corners. Of course, it has those features, but they remain in the background, and there’s never the sense that they’re trying to rewrite the laws of physics.”

To qualify for a 10Best award, cars had to cost no more than $80,000 and be a returning winner, all-new or significantly revised. Among the other winners for 2018 were the Alfa Romeo Giulia, Audi RS3, Mazda MX-5 Miata and Mercedes-Benz E400