What Car? Names Peugeot 3008 For Its Top Award

The Peugeot 3008 is a crossover which blends the looks and high driving position of a 4x4 with elements of a family hatchback and an MPV.

It also claimed victory in the new Crossover class introduced by What Car? this year, while the Peugeot 5008 was named best MPV at the glittering event, held at London's Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane.

What Car? editor Steve Fowler said: ‘Crossover cars will be big news in the next few years with people who want the look and feel of a 4x4, but without the financial and environmental costs.

‘The 3008 fills that brief perfectly – it’s got the looks people want, the space they need, it’s great to drive, and it’s well priced and cheap to run.’

Eleven brand new or heavily revised cars unseated 2009 award winners this year.

British honour was upheld by the refreshed Jaguar XF and Land Rover Discovery, which won the Executive and 4x4 categories respectively.

Audi joined Peugeot in picking up three titles, for best Coupé (TT), best Performance Car (R8 V10) and the Security Award.

There were double wins for Volkswagen (Polo and Golf in the Supermini and Small Family Car classes); Mazda, which collected the Family Car and Estate Car prizes with different versions of the Mazda 6; BMW, triumphant in the Open-top class with the Z4 and the Compact Executive category with the 3 Series; and Mercedes-Benz, who won the Safety Award to go with the Luxury Car prize for the updated S-Class.

Finally, Renault dominated the Hot Hatch award with three contenders, and the thrilling Renault Mégane Renaultsport Cup taking the category win.

The Audi A1 won the Reader Award for the most exciting new car of 2010 after an online poll on the What Car? website, whatcar.com.

The Winners List:

Supermini - VW Polo 1.4 SE
Small Family - VW Golf 1.4 TSI SE
Family - Mazda 6 2.2D 163 TS
Estate - Mazda 6 2.2D 163 TS
MPV - Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDI 110 Active
Hot Hatch - Renault Mégane Renaultsport 250 Cup
Coupé - Audi TT 2.0 TFSI
Open-top - BMW Z4 sDrive23i
Performance - Audi R8 V10
Crossover - Peugeot 3008 1.6 THP Sport
4x4 - Land Rover Discovery TDV6 XS
Compact Executive - BMW 320d ES
Executive - Jaguar XF 3.0D V6 Luxury
Luxury - Mercedes-Benz S350CDI Blue Efficiency

Credits: wilswong