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What Car? Awards 2021

At the beginning of January What Car? hosted a weeklong social media feast of car related content in honour of their awards.

Usually taking place on one night at a London venue, the team at What Car? created a virtual awards ceremony that lasted 5 days providing their readers with competitions, exclusive photography and announcements of the best vehicles of the year. We, at ALA Insurance, we're proud to be their headline sponsors this year and thrilled at the level of engagement from readers and brands throughout the week. As it’s almost March – the most popular time of the year to purchase a new car – we thought we’d inspire you and provide a roundup of this year’s illustrious winners from the awards. Which one gets your vote? Dacia Sandero, 0.9 TCe 90 Comfort

Small Car

Dacia Sandero, 0.9 TCe 90 Comfort
Seat Leon, 1.5 TSI 130 Evo FR

Family Car

Seat Leon, 1.5 TSI 130 Evo FR
Toyota Yaris GR, 1.6 Circuit Pack

Hot Hatch

Toyota Yaris GR, 1.6 Circuit Pack Ford Puma, 1.0 Ecoboost Hybrid (mHEV) 155 Titanium

Small SUV

Ford Puma, 1.0 Ecoboost Hybrid (mHEV) 155 Titanium Volvo XC40, T3 R Design auto

Family SUV

Volvo XC40, T3 R Design auto Kia Sorrento, 1.6 Turbo Hybrid ‘2’

Large SUV

Kia Sorrento, 1.6 Turbo Hybrid '2' Alfa Romeo Tonale

Reader Award

Alfa Romeo Tonale BMW 3 Series, 330e M Sport (M Sport Pro)

Executive Car

BMW 3 Series, 330e M Sport (M Sport Pro) BMW 5 Series, 530e M Sport (M Sport Pro Pack)

Luxury Car

BMW 5 Series, 530e M Sport (M Sport Pro Pack) BMW X5, xDrive45e M Sport

Luxury Car (over £50k)

BMW X5, xDrive45e M Sport
Tesla, Over-the-air safety updates

Technology Award

Tesla, Over-the-air safety updates
Skoda Octavia Estate, 1.4 TSI IV SE Technology

Hybrid (plug-in) car

Skoda Octavia Estate, 1.4 TSI IV SE Technology
Volkswagen ID.3, Pro Performance Life

Small Electric Car

Volkswagen ID.3, Pro Performance Life
Tesla Model 3, Standard Range Plus

Large Electric Car

Tesla Model 3, Standard Range Plus
Volkswagen ID.3

Safety Award

Volkswagen ID.3
Volkswagen Touran, 1.5 TSI 150 SE

MPV

Volkswagen Touran, 1.5 TSI 150 SE
Skoda Superb Estate, 2.0 TDI 150 SEL

Estate Car

Skoda Superb Estate, 2.0 TDI 150 SEL
Ford Ranger, 2.0L EcoBlue 213PS Wildtrack auto

Pick-up

Ford Ranger, 2.0L EcoBlue 213PS Wildtrack auto
Lexus

Reliability Award

Lexus
BMW 4 Series, 420i M Sport (Pro Pack)

Coupe

BMW 4 Series, 420i M Sport (Pro Pack)
BMW X6, xDrive30d M Sport

Coupe SUV

BMW X6, xDrive30d M Sport
Fiant 500 Cabrio, Icon

Convertible

Fiant 500 Cabrio, Icon
Porsche 718 Cayman, GTS 4.0

Sports Car

Porsche 718 Cayman, GTS 4.0
Ford Puma ST

Sports SUV

Ford Puma ST
Porsche Taycan, 4S

Performance Car

Porsche Taycan, 4S
Toyota Yaris, 1.5 Petrol Hybrid

True MPG

Toyota Yaris, 1.5 Petrol Hybrid Dacia Sandero

Overall What Car? Car Of The Year

Dacia Sandero

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