Cars

Reviewing over 52 cars each year and spending a full seven days with each, affords me a unique perspective into what is available and the good, bad and ugly. The choice of car is very personal but few make such a large financial decision without researching them and listening to those in the know. Therefore, here are the Platinum Cars of the Year for 2021 and my ultimate Car of the Year that tops all others when considering space, drivability, practicality, price and that little extra something that makes you look forward to that long drive.
By Maarten Hoffmann, Senior Motoring Editor

 

SALOON OF THE YEAR

WINNER: BMW 5-Series

2nd Jaguar XE

3rd Alfa Romeo Giulia


SMALL EV CAR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Volvo XC40 Recharge

2nd VW ID.3 Pro Performance Life

3rd Tesla Model 3


LARGE EV OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Tesla S

2nd Audi e-Tron GT

3rd Porshe Taycan


SPORTS CAR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0

2nd Mercedes AMG GT

3rd Jaguar F-Type SVR


LUXURY CAR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Bentley Continental GT Convertible

2nd Rolls Royce Ghost

3rd Mercedes S-Class


SUPERCAR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: McLaren 720S

2nd Ferrari Superfast

3rd Lamborghini Evo


ESTATE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Audi RS6 Avant

2nd Mercedes E-Clas

3rd Volvo V60


SUV OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Lamborghini Urus

2nd Bentley Bentayga

3rd Range Rover SVR


PLATINUM CAR OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Audi RS6 Avant

The Platinum Car of the Year 2021 is the Audi RS6 Avant – for the second time. For me it is unbeatable – a car large enough to move house, that is as fast as a Lamborghini with an exhaust note that makes my spine tingle, that looks superb, with exceptional build quality and acceptable depreciation.

"I love this car - it’s huge, stylish, supremely comfortable with an exhaust note that makes your hair stand on end and it is ridiculously fast, with 60mph coming in 3.1 seconds and roaring on to 200mph. Really, what more do you want for £92,550?"

Related Posts

93 Clock tower cleaned up by pest controllers

The issues include businesses whose staff are getting attacked by aggressive seagulls while trying to carry out maintenance on rooftops;...

93 Sussex Innovation celebrates client successes

Last month was the 32nd year of the Sussex Business Awards which saw two of Sussex Innovation’s nominees take home awards: Race...

93 Towards an even more flexible workplace?

The launch in December 2021 of new guidance on hybrid working from the Flexible Working Taskforce reinforces that the way we work is...