THE consumer car magazine, What Car?, has named the Peugeot 3008 as its car of the year.
The Peugeot – a crossover model, combining the looks of a 4×4 but without the four-wheel drive tech for better economy – was a surprise and perhaps controversial choice. The supermini VW Polo, which won the European Car of the Year award, picked up the Best Supermini accolade, but not the overall What Car? title.
Last year’s What Car? Car of the Year, the Ford Fiesta, failed to win anything.
Other winners included the BMW 320d ES (Compact Executive), Jaguar XF 3.0D (Executive) and Audi TT (Coupe).
Special awards were given to Mercedes for safety and Audi for security.
What Car? winners 2010
- Supermini VW Polo 1.4 SE
- Small Family VW Golf 1.4 TSI SE
- Family Mazda 6 2.2D 163 TS
- Estate Mazda 6 2.2D 163 TS
- MPV Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDI 110 Active
- Hot Hatch Renault Mégane Renaultsport 250 Cup
- Coupé Audi TT 2.0 TFSI
- Open-top BMW Z4 sDrive23i
- Performance Audi R8 V10
- Crossover Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Sport
- 4×4 Land Rover Discovery TDV6 XS
- Compact Executive BMW 320d ES
- Executive Jaguar XF 3.0D V6 Luxury
- Luxury Mercedes-Benz S350CDI Blue Efficiency
- Security Audi
- Safety Mercedes-Benz Attention Assist system
- Reader Award Audi A1
Further information
There’s additional comment on the What Car? car of the year awards in the Editor’s Blog Audi A1 is a winner.
Peugeot 3008 named What Car? Car of the Year
