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The Range Rover Evoque has been named the Auto Express Car of the Year 2011.
The awards celebrate the best cars in 18 classes as chosen by Auto Express’s expert panel.
Key criteria included fuel efficiency, driver appeal, practicality and reliability.
From the 18 class winners, the judges felt that the British-built Evoque – chosen as the Best Compact SUV – was the most impressive new car of the past 12 months.
Other winners on the night included the Hyundai i10, which was named Best City Car, and the Skoda Superb, which won the Best Family Car and Best Estate Car awards.
The first Green Award, in recognition of a manufacturer’s environmentally friendly efforts, went to Volkswagen’s BlueMotion range.
GM Europe president Nick Reilly joined the Auto Express Hall of Fame.
List of winners:
- Best City Car – Hyundai i10
- Best Supermini – Ford Fiesta
- Best Premium Supermini – Audi A1
- Best Supermini-MPV – Hyundai ix20
- Best Compact Family Car – Volkswagen Golf
- Best Crossover – Skoda Yeti
- Best Family Car – Skoda Superb
- Best Compact Executive Car – BMW 3 Series
- Best Executive Car – Audi A6
- Best Luxury Car – Mercedes S-Class
- Best Compact SUV – Range Rover Evoque
- Best Large SUV – Land Rover Discovery 4
- Best Estate – Skoda Superb Estate
- Best MPV – SEAT Alhambra
- Best Hot Hatch – Volkswagen Golf GTI
- Best Coupe – Peugeot RCZ
- Best Convertible – BMW 3 Series Convertible
- Best Roadster – Mazda MX-5
- Green Award – Volkswagen BlueMotion
- Performance Car of the Year – Ferrari 458 Italia
- Design Award – Saab PhoeniX
- Driver Power Award – Skoda
- Special Award – Ford Focus, Driver Assistance Pack
- Auto Express Hall of Fame – Nick Reilly, President, GM Europe
- Car of the Year – Range Rover Evoque