What Car? Car of the Year 2006 - Introduction

The What Car? Awards is always one of the highlights of What Car?'s year. It's the culmination of 12 months of putting in the miles, poring over specification sheets and crunching numbers.

A high point it may be, but choosing our Car of the Year winners is not an easy job. Browse through our Car Reviews and you'll find there are more than 3000 motors to choose from. Tough choices for us, and tough choices for car buyers, too.

Here at What Car?, we aim to make those hard decisions easier. Any one of our winners makes a great buy, and one – our Car of the Year for 2006 – is truly exceptional.