Yahoo Finance 16 British-made motors in the running for What Car? magazine's coveted Car Of The Year
The full list of contenders for the coveted What Car? car of the year gong has been revealed – and it features 16 British-built vehicles.
Among those on the long list are Nissan’s Qashqai (small SUV) and Leaf (electric car), both made at the Japanese car giant’s plant in Sunderland.
Vauxhall’s British-built models have also made the list, as the latest Vauxhall Astra and Astra Sports Tourer compete for family car and estate honours, respectively.
What Car? editor Steve Huntingford said: “The automotive industry has excelled in the UK over recent years and that is evident in the list of nominees, in which many British-built cars have taken the market by storm and continue to do so.
“As the industry goes from strength to strength, so have the What Car? Awards; it’s a real fixture of the automotive calendar and an exhilarating period for us as we begin to build up to awards night, starting with announcing the excellent 2017 contenders.”
Covering 15 separate categories, the awards range from the best city runabouts to luxurious executive and performance cars.
Among the other Brits gunning for glory are the Aston Martin DB11, Bentley Bentayga, Honda Civic, Jaguar F-Pace, Land Rover Discovery Sport, McLaren 540C and the Rolls-Royce Dawn.
The overall Car of the Year will go to a newcomer that’s raised the benchmark sufficiently to beat not only the established competition across all categories, but all the other new metal from the past 12 months.
Last year’s overall winner was the Audi A4. Elsewhere, the Reader Award will be one of the most hotly-contested prizes on the night. Voted for by What Car? readers, the award gets the public’s view on the most anticipated cars being brought to market over the next 12 months.
The What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2017 takes place on January 11 2017 at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane.
WHAT CAR? CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2017 LONG LIST:
City
Hyundai i10
Skoda Citigo
Suzuki Celerio
Volkswagen Up
Small Car
Citroën C3
Dacia Sandero
Ford Ka+
Mini 5dr
Nissan Micra
Renault Clio
Skoda Fabia
Suzuki Baleno
Family Car
Audi A3 Sportback
Honda Civic
Hyundai Ioniq
Nissan Pulsar
Renault Mégane
Seat Leon
Skoda Octavia
Toyota Prius
Vauxhall Astra
Small SUV
Audi Q2
BMW X1
Kia Niro
Nissan Qashqai
Peugeot 3008
Seat Ateca
Suzuki Ignis
Suzuki Vitara
Toyota C-HR
Volkswagen Tiguan
Large SUV
Ford Edge
Ford Kuga
Jaguar F-Pace
Land Rover Discovery Sport
Mazda CX-5
Mercedes-Benz GLC
Skoda Kodiaq
Luxury SUV
Audi Q7
Bentley Bentayga
Porsche Macan
Range Rover
Tesla Model X
Volvo XC90
MPV
Citroën C3 Picasso
Citroën Grand C4 Picasso
Ford Galaxy
Renault Scénic
Renault Grand Scénic
Volkswagen Touran
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer
Estate
Audi A4 Allroad
Skoda Fabia Estate
Skoda Superb Estate
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate
Mini Clubman
Renault Mégane Sport Tourer
Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer
Volvo V90
Hot Hatch
Audi S3
BMW 140i
Ford Fiesta ST
Ford Focus RS
Renault Mégane Renaultsport 275 S
Suzuki Swift Sport
Convertible
Audi A3 Cabriolet
Audi TT Roadster
BMW 4 Series Convertible
Fiat 124 Spider
Mazda MX-5
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet
Rolls-Royce Dawn
Coupé
Audi A5
Audi TT
Aston Martin DB11
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé
Sports Car
Audi R8
Audi R8 Spyder
Audi TT RS
BMW M2
Ferrari 488 GTB
McLaren 540C
McLaren 570GT
Porsche Cayman
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 911
Electric Car
BMW i3
Hyundai Ioniq
Nissan Leaf
Renault Zoe
Tesla Model S
Tesla Model X
Volkswagen e-Golf
Executive Car
Alfa Romeo Giulia
Audi A3 Saloon
Audi A4
Mazda 6
Skoda Superb
Luxury Car
BMW 5 Series
BMW 7 Series
Porsche Panamera
Maserati Levante
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Rolls-Royce Ghost
Volvo S90
