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Kia has pulled off the double by winning the UK Car of the Year Awards two years in a row. Following on from the Kia EV9’s triumph in 2024, the EV3 has been named overall victor in 2025. It’s also the fourth year in succession that the top prize has …

The shortlist for UK Car of the Year 2020 has been unveiled, ahead of the overall winner which will be announced on February 28. With nine categories up for grabs in 2020, the UK Car of the Year Awards had eight different manufacturers emerging victorious after the first round of …

The 100% electric Jaguar I-Pace has pipped the Alpine A110 to the 2019 European Car of the Year title. For the first time since ECOTY began in 1964 the top two cars ended up with the same number of votes (250 each). In keeping with the rules, the votes were …

Jaguar’s game-changing 100% electric I-Pace performance SUV has beaten 11 other new cars to emerge victorious at the UK Car of the Year Awards 2019. The I-Pace was also named Best Executive car when the category winners were announced in February and it’s the third time in six years of …

The results of the prestigious 2019 UK Car of the Year awards have been announced, recognising 11 different manufacturers as class leaders across 12 different categories. The current holder of the overall UK Car of the Year title with the XC60, Volvo picked up where it left off in 2018 …

The impressive new Volvo XC60 has been crowned the overall winner at the UK Car of the Year Awards 2018. After scooping Best Medium Crossover when the category winners were announced in January, the SUV went up against another 12 triumphant new cars to fight it out for the top …

Twelve different manufacturers have been recognised as best-in-class following the first round of voting for the UK Car of the Year Awards 2018. The number of categories this year has been expanded to 13, ranging from Best Supermini to Best Performance and the winning model in each sector now goes …

Cars from 10 different manufacturers have been hailed best-in-class after the first round of voting in the UK Car of the Year Awards 2017. With the winners of the 12 categories now decided, the successful models go on to battle it out for the title of UK Car of the …

Once in a while a car comes along that doesn’t just stand out from the crowd, it sets a new benchmark. The Citroen C4 Cactus is one of those cars. A finalist for World Car of the Year and winner of Best Family Hatchback in the UK Car of the …

BMW i8 crowned UK Car of the Year for 2015, beating off nearest rivals, the Citroën C4 Cactus and Renault Twingo. The plug-in hybrid sports car also fought off stiff competition to win the Performance Car of the Year category. The win for the i8 – powered by combination of …