Motoring Oscars 2006
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The new BMW 3 Series was last night named Car of the Year at this year’s motoring ‘Oscars’, the What Car? Awards.
The BMW overcame tough competition from 14 other category winners celebrated at a glittering ceremony in the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane.
The award-winning BMW is the 320d ES, priced at £23,695. What Car? – Britain’s leading car buying advice brand both on the newsstand and on the web – praised the BMW for its complete and overall package.
What Car?’s group editor, Steve Fowler, said, "No other new car is as great in so many ways as the BMW 3 Series. Whatever your priorities, it delivers".
Once-ridiculed Skoda was delighted to receive two awards – Best Small Family Car for the Skoda Octavia 1.6 Ambiente and the Best Hot Hatch for its sporty Skoda Octavia vRS – while Renault took the award for best supermini with its new Clio.
For the first time What Car? has introduced a Green Award to recognise the manufacturer or organisation that has done most to make travel by car more environmentally friendly. This inaugural award went to Toyota and Lexus for leading the way in the development of hybrid and clean diesel technologies.
Citroën picked up the Safety Award for its industry-leading advancements – the Citroën C6 became the first car ever to be awarded the maximum Euro NCAP four-star rating for pedestrian protection, while the Citroën C4 achieved a full five-star rating for occupant safety and features such advancements as a lane-departure warning system (which vibrates the driver’s seat whenever the car drifts across lanes when the indicators have not been activated) and laminated side glass.
Last year’s overall Car of the Year, the Land Rover Discovery, triumphed once again in the Large 4x4 category. However, it was the only British-built model to receive a What Car? award in 2006.
£ 9,950
Small Family Car
Skoda Octavia 1.6 FSI Ambiente
£12,990
Family Car
Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI S
£17,145
Compact Executive
BMW 320d ES
£23,695
Compact MPV
Toyota Verso 2.2 D-4D T3
£17,995
Large MPV
Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 CRD LX
£25,720
Estate
Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi Exclusiv
£17,050
Hot Hatch
Skoda Octavia vRS
£17,500
Open-Top
Mazda MX-5 1.8
£15,600
Coupé
Mazda RX-8 (228bhp)
£22,300
Performance Car
Porsche Cayman S
£43,930
Compact 4x4
Nissan X-Trail 2.2 dCi SE
£19,600
Large 4x4
Land Rover Discovery TDV6 SE auto
£38,490
Executive Car
BMW 525i SE auto
£30,175
Luxury Car
Mercedes Benz S500
£64,750
Safety Award
Citroën
Green Award
Toyota / Lexus
Car of the Year 2006
BMW 320d ES 4dr
£23,695
Research Material:
What Car? has been the car buyer’s champion for over 30 years. The What Car? stable now includes What Car?, What Car? New Car Guide, and the What Car? Price Guide, What Car? Video Road Tests and Whatcar.com. Independent research shows that almost a quarter of all car buyers read What Car? before making a decision.
The Car of the Year awards are published in the March issue of What Car?, on sale January 20, 2006, and online at Whatcar.com.
Sponsors
LIVERPOOL VICTORIA is the UK’s largest Friendly Society with over 2.5 million members and customers – it manages approximately £6.9 billion on their behalf. With no shareholders and no dividends to pay, profits can benefit members by way of competitive rates, terms of cover, investment performance and service. The Liverpool Victoria group of companies provide a broad range of financial services and is the current provider of What Car?’s own insurance product, What Car? Insurance.
TRACKER is the UK's number one stolen vehicle recovery company offering an extensive and competitively priced range of products that brings peace of mind to vehicle and plant equipment owners.
PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS
2005 - Land Rover Discovery
2004 - Volkswagen Golf
2003 - Seat Ibiza
2002 - Toyota Corolla
2001 - Ford Mondeo
2000 - Skoda Fabia
1999 - Rover 75
1998 - Land Rover Freelander
1997 - Renault Mégane Scénic
1996 - Peugeot 406
1995 - VW Polo
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What Car? Car of the Year - Top Accolade Goes to BMW
The new BMW 3 Series was last night named Car of the Year at this year’s motoring ‘Oscars’, the What Car? Awards.The BMW overcame tough competition from 14 other category winners celebrated at a glittering ceremony in the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane.
The award-winning BMW is the 320d ES, priced at £23,695. What Car? – Britain’s leading car buying advice brand both on the newsstand and on the web – praised the BMW for its complete and overall package.
What Car?’s group editor, Steve Fowler, said, "No other new car is as great in so many ways as the BMW 3 Series. Whatever your priorities, it delivers".
Once-ridiculed Skoda was delighted to receive two awards – Best Small Family Car for the Skoda Octavia 1.6 Ambiente and the Best Hot Hatch for its sporty Skoda Octavia vRS – while Renault took the award for best supermini with its new Clio.
For the first time What Car? has introduced a Green Award to recognise the manufacturer or organisation that has done most to make travel by car more environmentally friendly. This inaugural award went to Toyota and Lexus for leading the way in the development of hybrid and clean diesel technologies.
Citroën picked up the Safety Award for its industry-leading advancements – the Citroën C6 became the first car ever to be awarded the maximum Euro NCAP four-star rating for pedestrian protection, while the Citroën C4 achieved a full five-star rating for occupant safety and features such advancements as a lane-departure warning system (which vibrates the driver’s seat whenever the car drifts across lanes when the indicators have not been activated) and laminated side glass.
Last year’s overall Car of the Year, the Land Rover Discovery, triumphed once again in the Large 4x4 category. However, it was the only British-built model to receive a What Car? award in 2006.
What Car? Car of the Year Winners 2006
Renault Clio 1.4 16v Expression 3drSupermini
£ 9,950
Small Family Car
Skoda Octavia 1.6 FSI Ambiente
£12,990
Family Car
Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI S
£17,145
Compact Executive
BMW 320d ES
£23,695
Compact MPV
Toyota Verso 2.2 D-4D T3
£17,995
Large MPV
Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 CRD LX
£25,720
Estate
Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi Exclusiv
£17,050
Hot Hatch
Skoda Octavia vRS
£17,500
Open-Top
Mazda MX-5 1.8
£15,600
Coupé
Mazda RX-8 (228bhp)
£22,300
Performance Car
Porsche Cayman S
£43,930
Compact 4x4
Nissan X-Trail 2.2 dCi SE
£19,600
Large 4x4
Land Rover Discovery TDV6 SE auto
£38,490
Executive Car
BMW 525i SE auto
£30,175
Luxury Car
Mercedes Benz S500
£64,750
Safety Award
Citroën
Green Award
Toyota / Lexus
Car of the Year 2006
BMW 320d ES 4dr
£23,695
Research Material:
What Car? has been the car buyer’s champion for over 30 years. The What Car? stable now includes What Car?, What Car? New Car Guide, and the What Car? Price Guide, What Car? Video Road Tests and Whatcar.com. Independent research shows that almost a quarter of all car buyers read What Car? before making a decision.
The Car of the Year awards are published in the March issue of What Car?, on sale January 20, 2006, and online at Whatcar.com.
Sponsors
LIVERPOOL VICTORIA is the UK’s largest Friendly Society with over 2.5 million members and customers – it manages approximately £6.9 billion on their behalf. With no shareholders and no dividends to pay, profits can benefit members by way of competitive rates, terms of cover, investment performance and service. The Liverpool Victoria group of companies provide a broad range of financial services and is the current provider of What Car?’s own insurance product, What Car? Insurance.
TRACKER is the UK's number one stolen vehicle recovery company offering an extensive and competitively priced range of products that brings peace of mind to vehicle and plant equipment owners.
PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS
2005 - Land Rover Discovery
2004 - Volkswagen Golf
2003 - Seat Ibiza
2002 - Toyota Corolla
2001 - Ford Mondeo
2000 - Skoda Fabia
1999 - Rover 75
1998 - Land Rover Freelander
1997 - Renault Mégane Scénic
1996 - Peugeot 406
1995 - VW Polo
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