Made in the UK: Land Rover scoops four coveted awards

Land Rover has won four coveted What Car? awards at the 42^nd running of one of the UK’s most prestigious car awards ceremonies.

The Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Defender all won major titles at the 2020 What Car? Awards, while the Discovery was also named Best Luxury SUV under £60,000.

Best family SUV

The Range Rover Evoque was named best family SUV, reinforcing the success of the latest evolution of Land Rover’s compact SUV. The judges said: “The original Range Rover Evoque was such a huge success that it redefined its maker’s image, and this all-new Mk2 version brings everything up to date while still upholding Land Rover traditions for off road.

The new Evoque has continued to achieve global success, with over 80,000 sold globally in 2019 and 23,287 of those sold in the UK.

Best SUV coupe

In the category for Best SUV Coupe, the Range Rover Velar took the gong. The judging panel said: “The Velar is like those people you see at music festivals who somehow define glamour while effortlessly shrugging off the mud; that ability is in its genes. It balances style and substance without losing its grip on the realities of daily life, and our favourite engine and trim combo keeps its price down. High fashion has never been so rational.”

Created from a clean sheet using Jaguar Land Rover’s lightweight aluminium architecture, Velar continues Range Rover’s history of innovation, incorporating advanced technologies, compelling design and attention to detail. This latest award for Velar comes nearly three years after it was first unveiled, and follows its crowning as most beautiful car in the world by the World Car jurors in 2018.

Most anticipated car of 2020

Land Rover’s third win of the evening came courtesy of the Reader Award for most anticipated car of 2020. What Car? readers were asked to place their vote on the car they were most looking forward to seeing this year, and the new Defender received more than twice as many votes as any other car.

Rawdon Glover, managing director, commented: “The What Car? Awards have long been among the most trusted in the industry and our performance this year is a perfect affirmation of the path that we’ve set Land Rover on. Not only are two of our current vehicles now objectively the best in their respective classes, but the future also looks equally bright, with huge enthusiasm from the general public for the new Defender.”

Best luxury SUV under £60,000

Land Rover’s Discovery won the price point category for Best luxury SUV under £60,000. The judges said: “Discovery’s roomy interior is cosseting and feels special” as well as its off-road and towing abilities, “the Discovery is in a class of its own for serious off-road driving, and it’s the best if you tow a trailer.”

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