And the Top Gear Car of the Year is... the Citroen DS3. The Awards issue of Britain's best-selling car magazine hits the newsstands today, with Citroen claiming top spot for the first time in the contest's 11-year history.
Car of the Year and Small Car of the Year - CITROEN DS3
"Most cars feel like they've been edited down from something else. The DS3 does not. It is, for its completeness and rounded set of abilities, a bloody triumph..."
Hypercar of the Year - KOENIGSEGG AGERA
"One of the most devastating road cars ever built. It detonates like a 3,000lb bomb, but the Agera is much more sophisticated than its fission-spec powertrain suggests."
Cabrio of the Year - MASERATI GRANCABRIO
"Refined grand tourer this may be, but the GranCabrio is still a Maserati: uniquely Italian, seductive and familiar."
Family Car of the Year - BMW 520d TOURING
"If the 520d Touring were to put an advert on a dating website, potential prospects would think it a liar. It offers such a comprehensive set of interlocking genius that it sounds too good to be true..."
Coupe of the Year - PEUGEOT RCZ
"A beautifully balanced car, easy to drive quickly. The RCZ devours roads with a fluency and ease that most small hot cars simply can't manage."
Engine of the Year - FIAT TWIN AIR
"A little bundle of energy, charm and downright saintliness to prove our good old friend the gasoline engine is still alive and very much kicking..."
Luxury Car of the Year - JAGUAR XJ
"Rarely has a new car slackened so many jaws. A genuine ambitious Jaguar, a blast from the future rather than the past. It handles like the future, too."
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