Megane hottest hatch (From Andover Advertiser)

Megane hottest hatch

11:59am Friday 22nd January 2010

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GREEN cars, family cars, luxury motors, 4x4s all came under scrutiny in the What Car? awards – but Renault came up trumps in the fiercely contested Hot Hatch battle.

It was no surprise with three contenders and the thrilling Renault Mégane Renaultsport Cup 250, pictured below, right, took the title ahead of siblings Twingo and Clio, beating the likes of the Ford Focus RS and Volkswagen Golf GTi-R.

After crowning the Peugeot overall Car of the Year, What Car? editor Steve Fowler said of the 3008, pictured left: “It’s got the looks people want, the space they need, it’s great to drive, and it’s well priced and cheap to run.”

Peugeot UK managing director Jon Goodman said: “This is a fantastic result for all the Peugeot UK team and its dealer network, coming as it does in the year that the Peugeot brand celebrates its 200th anniversary.”

Eleven brand new or heavily revised cars unseated 2009 award winners this year.

British honour was upheld by the refreshed Jaguar XF and Land Rover Discovery, which won the Executive and 4x4 categories respectively.

Audi joined Peugeot in picking up three titles, for best Coupé (TT), best Performance Car (R8 V10) and the Security Award.

There were double wins for Volkswagen (Polo and Golf in the Supermini and Small Family Car classes); Mazda, which collected the Family Car and Estate Car prizes with different versions of the Mazda 6; BMW, triumphant in the Open-top class with the Z4 and the Compact Executive category with the 3 Series; and Mercedes-Benz, who won the Safety Award to go with the Luxury Car prize for the updated S-Class.

The yet-to-be-launched supermini Audi A1 won the Reader Award for the most exciting new car of 2010 after an online poll on the What Car? website.

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