TMW - The Motoring World Car Of The Year award goes to............

To take the first annual "The Motoring World" Car Of The Year Award is going to be a tough ask, 2014 has seen lots of great cars come and go, we have had some huge launches like the Volvo XC-90, Mazda MX-5, Jaguar XE and Discovery Sport, just to name a very small number, but what constitutes a winner, it has to be good at everything it does, it has to be good looking, and it has to challenge the rest, and beat them.

So, we need to find a car that has been a massive step up from the car it replaces, or is such a significant step for the relevant brand, and here we have that, our winner has good looks, in our eyes at least, it is a good design, not fussy, just good lines, that show the car off to a degree that it just oozes quality, comfort and sportiness in one package.

So

THE FIRST ANNUAL 2014 CAR OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER 

Goes to..............

The Peugeot 308, comes in hatch and SW guises for Europe, for now at least, and the 308R Concept would be a great addition to the range, the car has it all, from the tablet focused interior, wrap round rear lights that have the claw effect, the 308 is one of the  best cars around and certainly in it's class it is the best. 

The Golf is just to boring, the Focus is too lardy, The Astra is old, the family member C4 is nowhere to be seen in its company, and cars like the Pulsar from Nissan, Civic from Honda and Auris from Toyota are not special enough.

The attention to detail inside the 308 is as good as cars far more expensively made, with a good seating position, comfortable, supportive seats, and lots of room and space to stash things away, really what else do you need in a car, well, the price, it is comparable with the competition, but discounts can be had, which is something the brand is trying to get away from, and to try and increase its margin, but haggle hard and you will get a decent discount, or try online, if your willing to give that a punt.

So, for this, our first annual Car Of The Year awards, The Motoring World is really pleased to say that the 308 is our, Car Of The Year 2014, congratulations to Peugeot, this is a well deserved win.

Jon Mower

TMW