Tesla Model 3 WINS 2020 UK Car of the Year
The electric Tesla Model 3 has been declared the UK Car of the Year for 2020, the second electric car to win in a row following the Jaguar I-Pace in 2019.
Unsurprisingly, three electric cars grabbed category wins – the Porsche Taycan in the Performance category, the Tesla Model 3 in the Executive category and the Ki e-Niro in the Crossover category. And, to no-one’s great surprise, it’s an electric car that wins the overall UK Car of the Year 2020 – the Tesla Model 3.
The win for the Tesla Model 3 follows that of the Jaguar I-Pace last year – making it two years on the trot for VE winners at the UK COTY, but the electric car didn’t just win the main gong, it took the two runners-up places too.
The Kia e-Niro ran the Model 3 close – just a point behind in the overall tally – and the Porsche Taycan took third place. So all the podium places went to EVs.
John Challen, Director of the UK Car of the Year Awards, said:
Game-changer is an often-overused phrase, but the Tesla Model 3 has shaken up the executive segment and got many brands thinking. Electric vehicles attract a broad spectrum of opinions, but it’s clear that with its technology, performance and range, the Model 3 is converting a lot of people.
Kia should also be acknowledged for its own battery-powered prowess in the e-Niro, which pushed the Model 3 all the way – demonstrating the strength in depth of electric cars currently on the UK market.
The rise of the EV continues.
2020 UK Car of the Year Winners
- Overall Winner: Tesla Model 3
- Supermini: Renault Clio
- Small Hatch: Mazda3
- Executive: Tesla Model 3
- Luxury: Bentley Flying Spur
- Estate: BMW 3-Series
- Crossover: Kia e-Niro
- Premium Crossover: Range Rover Evoque
- Cabriolet: Porsche 911
- Performance: Porsche Taycan
Wobby Young says
Jaguar I-Pace, Winner last year!!! after Total sales of about 8,000 cars, and now stopped production due to battery shortage….. They wont be around for long….
Cars UK says
It’s a POV, but Jaguar did actually sell over 17k I-Pace in 2019 – more than the XJ or XF or F-Type. Not Tesla volumes by any means, but not that terrible.