What Car? reveals Car of the Year 2014

The new Nissan Qashqai is the What Car? Car of the Year 2014.

18:07 09 January 2014

For the first time, Nissan has won the overall What Car? Car of the Year Award. The company also scooped the best small SUV award for its British-built Qashqai.

Nissan Motor GB managing director Jim Wright said: “We’re thrilled that What Car? has named the new Qashqai as its 2014 Car of the Year. A huge amount of effort has gone into the design and engineering of the new car, and we’re all extremely excited about creating the template for the second-generation crossover."

What Car? editor-in-chief Chas Hallett said: “The all-new Nissan Qashqai brings excellence and polish to a class of cars that is brimming with talent and tempting buys. The Qashqai delivers low costs and first-class levels of comfort, refinement, space and safety.

“Nissan has thought of every last detail, and this complete approach is why the Qashqai is What Car?’s Car of the Year. The Nissan team should be justifiably proud of their achievement.”

2014 What Car? Award winners:

• Small car: Ford Fiesta 1.0T 100 Ecoboost Zetec 5dr
• Family car: Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSI SE
• Green car: BMW i3 electric
• Coupé: BMW 435i M Sport Sport auto
• Estate car: Volkswagen Golf Estate 1.6 TDI SE Bluemotion Tech
• MPV: Citroën Grand C4 Picasso 1.6 e-HDi 115 Exclusive
• Hot hatch: Ford Fiesta ST-2
• Open-top car: Audi A3 Cabriolet 1.8 TSI S line
• Small SUV: Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi Acenta 2WD
• Large SUV: Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE
• Executive car: Audi A3 Saloon 2.0 TDI Sport
• Sports car: Porsche Boxster 2.7
• Luxury car: Mercedes-Benz S-class S350 Bluetec L SE Line
• Reader award: Nissan X-Trail
• Car of the Year: Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi Acenta 2WD