Shortlist for UK Car of the Year 2019 announced

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The full list of the UK Car of the Year Awards 2019 category winners has been revealed ahead of next month’s announcement of the overall winner.

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The overall UK COTY 2019 winner will be announced on 1 March

Judged by a 29-member strong panel – presided over by International Fleet World editor John Challen – the shortlist sees 12 cars from 81 entrants named as the class winners in categories ranging from Best Supermini to Best Performance.

Full list of UK Car of the Year Awards 2019 category winners:

Best Supermini – Volkswagen Polo
Best Small Hatch – Volvo XC40
Best Family – Skoda Karoq
Best Executive – Jaguar I-Pace
Best Luxury – Rolls-Royce Cullinan
Best Estate – Volvo V60
Best 4×4 – Suzuki Jimny
Best MPV– Peugeot Rifter
Best Coupe – Bentley Continental GT
Best Cabriolet – Mazda MX-5 2.0
Best Hot Hatch – Ford Fiesta ST
Best Performance – Alpine A110

The winner in each category will now battle it out for the title of UK Car of the Year 2019, which will be announced on 1 March 2019.

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for nearly 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day. Natalie edits all the Fleet World websites and newsletters, and loves to hear about any latest industry news - or gossip.