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Which Car Will Win The “What Car? Car Of The Year Awards 2016”

There are so many makes and models of cars available to buy in the UK that it is often difficult for the motorist to make the right choice. Many of you will have read reviews of vehicles carried out by What Car? and some will have used these to help in deciding on a particular vehicle.

fiat 500Well, in January, What Car? in Association with Warranty Direct will announce the winner of their prestigious Car of the Year Awards 2016. A long list of 138 cars have been fortunate to be nominated for this award with 21 of the cars being manufactured in the UK. Apparently, those that are on the list have only been placed there because they have met strict criteria.

The cars have been put into various categories – city car, small car, family car, electric car, coupe, estate car, MPV, hot hatch, convertible, small SUV, large SUV, compact executive car, large executive car, sports car, and luxury car. There is also a safety award as well as a reader award.

Some of the cars in the city car category include the Fiat 500 and Vauxhall Viva. The small car category includes vehicles like the Audi A1 and Mini Cooper 5dr. The family car category includes cars like the Skoda Octavia and Ford Focus. The electric car category includes vehicles such as the Audi A3 e-tron and the VW Passat GTE. Within the coupe category you will find cars like the Bentley Continental GT and Seat Leon SC. The estate car category includes many vehicles including the Ford Mondeo and BMW 3 Series Touring.

The MPV category includes cars like the Ford C-Max and Seat Alhambra. In the Hot hatches category you will find cars such as the Ford Fiesta ST and Honda Civic. The convertible category includes the likes of the Citreon DS3 Cabriolet and Fiat 500C.Seat Alhambra

The small SUV category incudes cars like the Nishan Qashqai and the Renault Kadjar. The large SUV category includes vehicles such as the Audi Q7 and the Volvo XC90.

Within the compact executive car category you will find cars such as the DS 5 and the BMW 3 Series. The large executive car category includes vehicles like the Audi A7 Sportback and the Porsche Panamera.

The sports car category includes cars like the McLaren 570S and the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT. The luxury car category includes the likes of the Jaguar XJ and the Rolls-Royce Ghost 11.

Those featuring in the safety award category include such vehicles as the Audi A4 and the Honda Jazz. Within the reader category there are cars like the Alfa Romeo Giulia and the Toyota Prius.

The full list can be found on the What Car? website.