2018 What Car? Awards winners announced

Our sister title What Car? has awarded the best-in class cars from each segment, as well as its reader award for the most highly-anticipated car and overall Car of the Year

Autocar

23 January 2018

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The annual What Car? Awards celebrate the best cars on sale today. Check out this gallery to find out which machines have been honoured by our sister magazine in 2018.
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City car - less than £9,500 - Suzuki Celerio 1.0 SZ2
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City car - £9,500 - £11,000 - Skoda Citigo 1.0 60 SE 5dr
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City car - more than £11,000 – Kia Picanto 1.25 ‘3’
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City car of the year WINNER - Kia Picanto 1.25 ‘3’
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Small car - less than £12,000 - Dacia Sandero 0.9 TCe Ambiance
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Small car - £12,000 - £20,000 - Seat Ibiza 1.0 TSI 95 FR
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Small car - more than £20,000 - Mini 5-Door Hatchback 1.5T Cooper Chili Media XL
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Small car of the year WINNER - Seat Ibiza 1.0 TSI 95 FR
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Family car - less than £18,000 - Seat Leon 1.2 TSI SE Dynamic Technology
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Family car - £18,000-£22,000 - Skoda Octavia 1.5 TSI 150 SE L
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Family car - more than £22,000 - Audi A3 Sportback 1.5 TFSI 150 Sport
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Family car of the year WINNER - Skoda Octavia 1.5 TSI 150 SE
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Small SUV - less than £16,000 - Suzuki Vitara 1.6 SZ4
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Small SUV - £16,000 - £20,000 - Seat Arona 1.0 TSI 95 SE Technology
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Small SUV - more than £20,000 - Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI 150
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Small SUV of the year WINNER - Seat Arona 1.0 TSI 95 SE Technology
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Family SUV - less than £20,000 - Seat Ateca 1.0 TSI Ecomotive 115 S
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Family SUV - £20,000 - £30,000 - Skoda Karoq 1.5 TSI 150 SE L
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Family SUV - more than £30,000 - Volvo XC40 D4 R Design
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Family SUV on the year WINNER - Volvo XC40 D4 R Design
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Large SUV - less than £27,000 - Peugeot 5008 1.2 Puretech 130 Allure
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Large SUV - £27,000-£35,000 - Mazda CX-5 2.2 Skyactiv-D 2WD Sport Nav
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Large SUV - more than £35,000 - Audi Q5 2.0 TDI quattro Sport
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Large SUV of the year WINNER - Peugeot 5008 1.2 Puretech 130 Allure
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Luxury SUV - less than £60,000 - Audi Q7 3.0 TDI 272 quattro S Line
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Luxury SUV - £60,000-£100,000 - Land Rover Discovery Td6 HSE Luxury
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Luxury SUV - more than £100,000 - Bentley Bentayga V8 diesel
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Luxury SUV of the year WINNER - Audi Q7 3.0 TDI quattro 272 S Line
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MPV - less than £20,000 - Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 1.4 140 Turbo Design
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MPV - £20,000 - £27,000 - Volkswagen Touran 1.6 TDI 115 SE
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MPV - more than £27,000 - Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi 150 Zetec
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MPV of the year WINNER - Volkswagen Touran 1.6 TDI 115 SE
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Estate car - less than £18,000 - Skoda Fabia Estate 1.0 TSI 95 SE
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Estate car - £18,000 - £25,000 - Skoda Superb Estate 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technology
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Estate car - more than £25,000 - BMW 5 Series Touring 520d SE
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Estate car of the year WINNER - Skoda Superb Estate 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technology
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Hot hatch - less than £20,000 - Ford Fiesta 1.0T Ecoboost 140 St-line 3dr
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Hot hatch - £20,000 - £30,000 - Hyundai i30N
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Hot hatch - more than £30,000 - Honda Civic Type R GT
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Hot hatch of the year WINNER - Honda Civic Type R GT
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Convertible - less than £25,000 - Mazda MX-5 2.0 SE-L Nav
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Convertible - £25,000 - £35,000 - Audi A3 Cabriolet 1.5 TFSI Sport
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Convertible - more than £35,000 - Audi A5 Cabriolet 2.0 TDI 190 Sport
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Convertible of the year WINNER - Mazda MX-5 2.0 SE-L Nav
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Coupé - less than £30,000 - Audi TT 1.8 TFSI Sport
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Coupé - £30,000 - £50,000 - Audi A5 Coupé 3.0 TDI quattro Sport
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Coupé - more than £50,000 - Aston Martin DB11 V8
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Coupé of the year WINNER - Audi TT 1.8 TFSI Sport
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Sports and performance car - less than £50,000 - Porsche Cayman 2.0
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Sports and performance car - £50,000 - £100,000 - Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
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Sports and performance car - more than £100,000 - McLaren 540C
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Sports and performance car of the year WINNER - Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
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Electric car - less than £20,000 - Renault Zoe Q90 Z.E. 40 Dynamique Nav
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Electric car - £20,000 - £40,000 - Nissan Leaf N-Connecta
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Electric car - more than £40,000 - Tesla Model S 75D
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Electric car of the year WINNER - Nissan Leaf N-Connecta
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Hybrid - less than £25,000 - Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Premium
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Hybrid - £25,000 - £35,000 - Volkswagen Passat GTE Advance
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Hybrid - more than £35,000 - Audi Q7 E-tron
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Hybrid of the year WINNER - Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Premium
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Executive car - less than £25,000 - Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI 150 SE Technology
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Executive car - £25,000 - £35,000 - Audi A4 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra Sport S Tronic
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Executive car - more than £35,000 - Kia Stinger GT-S
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Executive car of the year WINNER - Audi A4 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra Sport S Tronic
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Luxury car - less than £50,000 - BMW 5 Series 520d SE
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Luxury car - £50,000 - £100,000 - Audi A8 50 TDI Long Wheelbase
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Luxury car - more than £100,000 - Rolls-Royce Ghost EWB
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Luxury car of the year WINNER - BMW 5 Series 520d SE
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True MPG award - COMMENDED: Toyota Yaris Hybrid
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True MPG award - COMMENDED: Mazda CX-5 2.2 Skyactiv-D 2WD
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True MPG award WINNER: Suzuki Ignis
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Reader award - COMMENDED: Citroen C5 Aircross
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Reader award - COMMENDED: Audi E-Tron
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Reader award WINNER: Jaguar I-Pace
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Safety award - COMMENDED: Volkswagen T-Roc
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Safety award - COMMENDED: Subaru XV
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Safety award WINNER: Volvo XC60
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Technology award - COMMENDED: Mercedes-Benz S500
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Technology award - COMMENDED: Nissan Leaf two-way charging
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Technology award WINNER - Tesla
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What Car? Car of the year 2018 - Volvo XC40 D4 R Design

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