Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best plug-in hybrid for luxury
The best plug-in hybrid cars offer a long all-electric range, reducing fuel consumption, emissions and tax bills. Yet they must still drive well and not compromise on practicality
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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best family SUV for off-roading
Cars in this class must obviously provide sufficient space for families. However, the best also offer a comfortable ride and tidy handling, and blend gutsy performance with wallet-friendly costs
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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best small SUV for comfort
A small SUV's compact size mustn’t come at the expense of practicality and should be reflected by low running costs. It should ride comfortably, too, while maintaining a sense of fun
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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best small electric car for the city
This class embraces nimble city cars and family hatchbacks, as long as they are no more than 4.5 metres long
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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Technology Award
Our Technology Award celebrates the tech feature, service or innovation that have moved the game on most in the last year
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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 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 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: 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 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: 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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Every What Car? Car of the Year winner since 1978
Being named What Car? Car of the Year is the highest honour a car can receive – here is every winner in the 44-year history of the award
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Best car servicing 2025: the best and worst brands at servicing your car
Is it best to have your car serviced by a manufacturer, or take your business elsewhere? We look at the nuts and bolts of the subject
