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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Coupé/Convertible of the Year

The best coupé and convertibles offer more than just eye-catching looks. We’re looking for cars that deliver an enjoyable driving experience, a practical interior and good value

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best coupé and convertible for luxury

The best coupé and convertibles offer more than just eye-catching looks. We’re looking for cars that deliver an enjoyable driving experience, a practical interior and good value

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: 7-Seater of the Year

An interior with space for seven people is obviously a prerequisite in this class, but we also expect an upmarket feel, sensible costs, and top-notch comfort and refinement

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best 7-seater for value

An interior with space for seven people is obviously a prerequisite in this class, but we also expect an upmarket feel, sensible costs, and top-notch comfort and refinement

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best electric 7-seater

An interior with space for seven people is obviously a prerequisite in this class, but we also expect an upmarket feel, sensible costs, and top-notch comfort and refinement

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best family electric SUV to drive

This class embraces a useable driving range and fast charging tech, but the best must also be hugely practical and loaded with great tech

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best family electric SUV for long journeys

This class embraces a useable driving range and fast charging tech, but the best must also be hugely practical and loaded with great tech

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best sports SUV for luxury

If you’d really like to be driving a sports car but can’t compromise on practicality, a sports SUV is just the ticket. The best are fun to drive, with scintillating pace and agile handling

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best hot hatch for everyday usability

Hot hatches should make even the most mundane of drives feel magical. However, this ability to entertain shouldn't come at the expense of everyday usability

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Hot Hatch of the Year

Hot hatches should make even the most mundane of drives feel magical. However, this ability to entertain shouldn't come at the expense of everyday usability

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best electric hot hatch

Hot hatches should make even the most mundane of drives feel magical. However, this ability to entertain shouldn't come at the expense of everyday usability

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best small car for practicality

Despite the fashion for SUVs, the traditional small car remains the most popular type on the road, with the best brilliant all-rounders that offer excellent value for money

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best electric sports SUV

If you’d really like to be driving a sports car but can’t compromise on practicality, a sports SUV is just the ticket. The best are fun to drive, with scintillating pace and agile handling

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Sports SUV of the Year

If you’d really like to be driving a sports car but can’t compromise on practicality, a sports SUV is just the ticket. The best are fun to drive, with scintillating pace and agile handling

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MotorEasy announced as headline sponsor of 2025 What Car? Car of the Year Awards

MotorEasy is the UK’s fastest growing motoring association, and is known for providing hassle-free motoring services, including warranty, service, repairs and GAP insurance

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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best coupé and convertible for value

The best coupé and convertibles offer more than just eye-catching looks. We’re looking for cars that deliver an enjoyable driving experience, a practical interior and good value

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Car of the Year Awards 2024: Best small car interior

Despite the fashion for SUVs, the traditional small car remains the most popular type on the road, with the best brilliant all-rounders that offer excellent value for money

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Tesla Model Y wins What Car? Safety Award 2023

The Tesla Model Y electric SUV is the highest scoring model in Euro NCAP crash tests, achieving the best ever score for active safety

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myenergi named official EV sponsor of 2023 What Car? Car of the Year Awards

Renewable energy tech leader myenergi to sponsor the Small Electric Car, Large Electric Car, Electric SUV and Plug-in Hybrid categories at the 2023 What Car? Awards

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Car of the Year Awards 2022: Sports Car of the Year

More than anything, sports cars need to thrill you. Acceleration is important, but it’s finesse and feel through corners that matter most