HONEST JOHN AWARDS - The most luxurious car for this year goes to Audi and teh A7 Sportback.

Elegant five-door Audi coupé wins Most Popular Luxury Car award for the third year in a row

• Audi A7 Sportback range available to order now, priced from £46,865 OTR
• SE Executive, S line and Black Edition specification available
• Three V6 TDI outputs – 218PS, 272PS and 320PS – and a 3.0 TFSI with 333PS all come fitted with quattro all-wheel-drive as standard
• All-new RS 7 performance, one of the fastest Audis currently on sale, is now available to order with 605PS and up to 750Nm of torque

The Audi A7 Sportback has once again won the favour of Honest John website users, taking the Most Popular Luxury Car crown for the third consecutive year at the annual Honest John Awards presentation, held in London last night.

Judged on the amount of page impressions earned in its respective category, the A7 Sportback has been a consistent favourite on the hugely popular independent motoring review and advice portal, owing in no small part to its ‘styling, comfort and beautifully-finished cabin’.

Commenting on the win, Dan Harrison, Editor, HonestJohn.co.uk said: “When it comes to luxury cars on HonestJohn.co.uk, nothing can match the Audi A7 Sportback for popularity. Powered by the best engines in the Audi range, the A7 Sportback also offers effortless pace and reasonable running costs – something our users appreciate.”

A recent technology update, bringing the option of the Audi smartphone interface and the addition of inductive charging for Qi-compatible handsets via the Audi phone box, has made the Audi A7 Sportback an even more attractive proposition.

As part of the update the distinctive lines of the five-door coupé’s body have also benefited from three new colour options - Matador Red, Gotland Green and Java Brown – and a new 17-inch, five-spoke alloy wheel design has been added for SE Executive models to round out the enhancements.

As standard, the A7 Sportback offers a wealth of sophisticated equipment including all-weather LED headlights, SD-card based MMI navigation, an electrically powered tailgate, four-zone air conditioning and Milano leather-upholstered seats with driver and passenger electric adjustment and heating.

HONEST JOHN AWARDS - Skoda takes the title for Most Popular Large Family Car.

• Flagship Superb crowned Most Popular Large Family Car at Honest John Awards 2016
• Five ŠKODA models shortlisted across four categories to include Citigo, Fabia, Yeti, Octavia and Superb.
• Votes generated by page views from honestjohn.co.uk’s users

ŠKODA’s flagship Superb has added to an already impressive 2016 awards having been crowned Most Popular Large Family Car thanks to generating the most page views in its vehicle class on Honestjohn.co.uk. The versatile hatchback, which is available from £19,060, surpassed last year’s Honestjohn.co.uk Car of the Year for interest from the site’s users for 12 months since April 2015.

Honestjohn.co.uk Editor, Dan Harrison, said “We can think of no car that can match the new Superb when it comes to offering comfort, quality and interior space. Yet it remains true to ŠKODA's core values – it's practical, cheap to run and most of all good value for money. We're big fans of the Superb and so are our users. It's pretty much the perfect large family car”

It’s not just the Superb that is proving popular, as the Octavia – Honestjohn.co.uk’s Most Popular Large Family Car in 2014 – remained in the top 5 shortlist for that class this year.

And it didn’t stop there, with the ŠKODA Yeti generating plenty of page views in the site’s Crossover class ensuring it earned its place in Honestjohn.co.uk’s shortlist. The City Car class and Small Hatchback class had their fair share of ŠKODA’s in their top five shortlists too, with the clever Citigo and versatile Fabia featuring respectively.

Unlike many other awards, the Honestjohn.co.uk accolades aren’t awarded by judges or a panel, but generate the final positions thanks to the interaction of the website’s users. Put simply the reviews which create the most interest among the users are the winners. This year is the sixth annual honestjohn.co.uk awards.

HONEST JOHN AWARDS - The Most Highly Rated Car this year go es to the Renault Capture Crossover.

• Renault Captur named Most Highly Rated Car at Honest John Awards 2016
• Compact crossover praised for value for money, fuel economy and practicality
• Renault Captur was Europe’s best-selling compact crossover in 2015

The Renault Captur was awarded the title of Most Highly Rated Car 2016 at the Honest John Awards in London.

Now in their sixth year, the awards saw Captur collect Most Highly Rated Car after it received more positive reviews than any other vehicle over the past 12 months from owners on honestjohn.co.uk. The leading motoring website has around three million visitors each month.

Commenting on Captur’s award win, Dan Harrison, Editor of honestjohn.co.uk, said: “The Renault Captur has received the highest praise in Honest John Owners’ Reviews – more than any other car over the last 12 months. Families like its outstanding value and practicality with owners very satisfied thanks to its frugal fuel economy and everyday usability – and giving it five stars as a result.”

Paul Flanagan, Managing Director, Groupe Renault UK and Ireland, said: “We’re delighted that the Renault Captur has been recognised by honestjohn.co.uk users to win Most Highly Rated Car. The Captur is stylish and extremely capable as a compact crossover. The fact that it has achieved and maintained its five-star rating by customers over the past 12 months is testament to its abilities as a family car.”

The Renault Captur, launched in 2013, was Europe’s best-selling compact crossover in 2015 with sales of 194,720. In the UK, the Captur achieved 24,769 sales in 2015, up 21 per cent compared to 2014.

The Captur is available in four trim levels with a choice of two petrol and two diesel engines, with CO₂emissions as low as 95g/km and combined cycle fuel economy of up to 78.5mpg NEDC. The Renault Captur is priced from £14,575 on-the-road.

The B-segment Captur fits in the Renault crossover line-up alongside the All-New Renault Kadjar – the recently introduced family-sized crossover – and Koleos, the forthcoming D-segment crossover, due to launch in the UK in 2017.

HONEST JOHN AWARDS - Hyundai accepts a brace of awards one from either end of its range.

• Hyundai wins two awards at 2015 Honest John Awards
• i10 triumphs in ‘Most Popular City Car’ category, thanks to its styling, and value for money
• Santa Fe stands out for HonestJohn.co.uk users thanks to its generous level of standard equipment, and ‘excellent interior quality’

Hyundai Motor UK has added two new awards to its trophy cabinet after last night’s Honest John Awards. The brand’s best-selling i10 was crowned ‘Most Popular City Car’ by HonestJohn.co.uk users, while Santa Fe excelled in the ‘Most Popular SUV’ category.

On the i10’s success, Dan Harrison, Editor, HonestJohn.co.uk, commented: “The Hyundai i10 has retained the top small hatch spot for 2015, winning the ‘Most Popular City Car’ for the second consecutive year. 

It isn’t difficult to understand the i10’s outstanding popularity; it is a stylish city car, that’s fun to drive, well-made and excellent value for money. What’s more, for added peace of mind, it’s backed up by Hyundai’s dependable five-year warranty.

“Meanwhile, the Hyundai Santa Fe is an outstanding SUV, with excellent interior quality and sleek exterior styling. With so much on offer, it’s little surprise to see the Santa Fe become the most popular SUV with the readers of HonestJohn.co.uk,” continues Harrison.

Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor UK, commented on the company’s latest accolades: “We’re extremely proud that our brand is continuing to win so many prestigious awards, including our recent wins from HonestJohn.co.uk. 

This recognition confirms our belief that our vehicles are among the best in the market for providing customers with high-quality, value for money and style.”

Now in its fifth consecutive year, the Honest John Awards don’t follow the traditional awards format – instead, the winners are chosen by the best experts of all: the website users. The awards recognise and reward the cars that HonestJohn.co.uk users search for most on the site. 

The reviews which create the most interest among HonestJohn.co.uk users are the winners.