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BMW i3 named UK Car of the Year

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Author: | Updated: 28 Feb 2014 10:26

BMW’s i3 has been named the best new car of the last 12 months at the inaugural UK Car of the Year awards.

Winners of the award’s 11 categories were decided by an independent panel comprising 27 UK motoring writers, including our very own Alisdair Suttie, before being thrown in a (very large) hat for the overall car of the year accolade.

BMW’s first electric-powered production car bagged the Supermini prize, before almost half of the judges chose the i3 for the top prize.

Other fleet-relevant winners included Skoda’s Octavia (Family Car of the Year) and Octavia Estate (Estate Car), Audi’s A3 (Small Hatch), BMW 5 Series (Executive Car), and Citroen Grand C4 Picasso (MPV).

Uwe Dreher, BMW UK's Marketing Director (R), receives the UK Car of the Year 2014 trophy from John Challen, Managing Director of UK Car of the Year, and Editor of ukcoty.co.uk

Find out everything you need to know about the BMW i3

Big impression

Commenting on BMW’s triumph, John Challen, Managing Director of UK Car of the Year Awards, said: “Alternative vehicles have made a big impression on UK car buyers in recent years, and the i3 takes things to the next level.

“It might be a new direction for BMW, but the i3 successfully retains the driving characteristics from BMW’s more established models.”

Uwe Dreher, BMW UK Marketing Director, reacted saying: “For the BMW i3 to be voted as the first-ever UK Car of the Year is real testament to the years of research and development that have gone into making BMW’s first electric production car.”

Let UK CotY judge Al Suttie explain why BMW’s i3 is a watershed moment for electric vehicles.

The full list of UK CotY winners looked like this:

Best Supermini – BMW i3
Best Small Hatch – Audi A3
Best Family Car – Skoda Octavia
Best Executive Car – BMW 5 Series
Best Luxury Car – Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Best Estate Car – Skoda Octavia Estate
Best MPV – Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
Best 4x4 – Range Rover Sport
Best Coupé – Porsche Cayman
Best Open Top Car – Jaguar F-Type
Best Performance Car – Ford Fiesta ST

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