Winners of the WhatCar? Awards 2021

The WhatCar? Awards 2021 have been revealed and winning a handful of awards include BMW, Škoda, Volvo, Toyota, SEAT, Volkswagen and Porsche.

Škoda

It has been an impressive year for Škoda, winning a total of seven awards including Best Plug-In Hybrid of the Year with the Škoda Octavia iV and best Estate Car of the Year with the Superb Estate.

The brand took five Best Buy awards too which can be seen here

Octavia iV

GR Yaris

Toyota

Toyota win an award for Hot Hatch of the Year, with the impressive Toyota GR Yaris 1.6 Circuit Pack.

If looks do not attract you to this car, then the performance certainly will. Firstly, the GR Yaris was built by Toyota's racing arm, Gazoo Racing and designed to satisfy the World Rally Championship (WRC) regulations. Secondly, it delivers outstanding acceleration and response with the newly developed, three-cylinder, 1.6 litre turbocharged engine.

It is no wonder the Toyota GR Yaris made such an impression at the WhatCar Awards this year, especially with the Circuit Pack. Which showcases impressive 18" BBS forged alloy wheels and 4WD Torsen Limited-Slip Differential and Circuit tuned suspension.

Volvo

Volvo has won the award for Family SUV of the Year once again, having won the title for the last three years with the Volvo XC40. The XC40 is an incredible SUV not only for great driving but for being sustainable at the same time.

The Volvo XC40 is reliable, spacious and it is competitively priced against brand rivals. The vehicle has an exceptional traffic sign recognition and standard safety kit, and arrives with a choice of two-plug in hybrid models, the Recharge T4 and T5, and the fully-electric XC40 Recharge Pure Electric.

Volvo XC40
BMW 4 Series

BMW

BMW win a variety of awards, including Coupe of the Year with the BMW 4 Series and Luxury SUV of the Year with the BMW X5 xDrive45e.

The BMW X6 xDrive30d achieves Coupe SUV of the Year whilst the BMW 3 Series 330e wins Executive Car of the Year.

Volkswagen

Based on previous years, you would expect to see Volkswagen winning awards and this year is no different. The Volkswagen Touran 1.5 TSI 150 SE returns this year, retaining the title of MPV of the Year, whilst the Volkswagen ID.3 Pro Performance Life wins Small Electric Car of the Year.

VW ID3
Taycan 4S

Porsche

When sport and performance are mentioned, you may think of Porsche. This year the brand wins best Sports Car of the Year with the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and Performance Car of the Year with the impressive Porsche Taycan 4S.

SEAT

The Family Car of the Year, goes to the SEAT Leon 1.5 TSI 130 Evo FR.

Fighting off hatchback rivals from BMW, Ford and Škoda, the SEAT Leon takes the win for a variety of reasons. The car has a spacious boot, spacious leg room for back seat passengers and a turbocharged 1.5 litre petrol engine. The Leon comes with lane and roadside assistance, as well as Tiredness Detection for those longer journeys.

Packed with all the standard systems you would come to expect from today's vehicles, you get 17" Dynamic bi-spoke alloy wheels and most importantly, a drive that will impress the driver and the family.

SEAT Leon FR

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