
The new Lexus LBX has grabbed the Way Car? Car of the Year award, with wins too for BMW, Kia, Renault and more.
It’s still Car of the Year season, with the latest COTY Award held by What Car? And, surprisingly, the Car of the Year Award has gone not to an EV, but a Hybrid.The new Lexus LBX, a new entry-level small SUV from Lexus, has come out on top, with What Car? saying:
The Lexus LBX is the first small SUV to combine hybrid efficiency with big-car luxury, and it offers these strengths for an amazingly tempting price.
Of course, because this is 2024 and it’s compulsory, there were wins for EVs in the list (full list of winners below) including the Tesla Model 3 as the Executive Car of the Year, the Family Electric Car award went to the Kia EV6 and the MG4 as Small Electric COTY.
Top performing manufacturer was BMW with the X7 getting the Luxury Car Award, BMW 4 Series the Coupe/ Convertible award and the M3 Touring Performance Car COTY, with a strong showing from Kia and Renault and wins too for everything from the Smart #1 to the Land Rover Defender 130.
What Car? Car of the Year Winners 2024.
- Small Car of the Year: Renault Clio
- Family Car of the Year: Toyota Corolla 1.8 Hybrid
- Hot Hatch of the Year: Mercedes-AMG A45 S Plus
- Small SUV of the Year: Lexus LBX 1.5 Premium Plus
- Family SUV of the Year: Kia Sportage 1.6T GDi
- Plug-in Hybrid of the Year: Mazda MX-30 R-EV
- Small Electric Car of the Year: MG 4 EV SE
- Small Electric SUV of the Year: Smart #1 Premium
- Family Electric SUV of the Year: Kia EV6 RWD GT-Line
- Executive Car of the Year: Tesla Model 3 RWD
- Estate Car of the Year: Toyota Corolla Touring Sports 1.8 Hybrid Icon
- 7-Seater of the Year: Land Rover Defender 110 D300
- Luxury Car of the Year: BMW X7 40d M Sport
- Coupé/Convertible of the Year: BMW 4 Series 420i M Sport
- Sports SUV of the Year: Ford Puma ST 1.5 Ecoboost 200
- Sports Car of the Year: Porsche 718 Cayman GTS
- Performance Car of the Year: BMW M3 Touring Competition xDrive



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