HONEST JOHN AWARDS - The Hyundai i10 wins again, the third time it has taken the title.

• Hyundai Motor wins Most Popular City car for the i10 at 2016 Honest John Awards for third year running
•  i10 praised by users of honestjohn.co.uk for its handling, refinement and its five-year warranty

Hyundai Motor UK has added a new award to its trophy cabinet after last night’s Honest John Awards. The brand’s second best-selling vehicle, the i10 was crowned ‘Most Popular City Car’ for the third year running by HonestJohn.co.uk users.

On the i10’s success, Dan Harrison, Editor, HonestJohn.co.uk, commented:

“The Hyundai i10 has won our Most Popular City Car award for the third year running, cementing itself as a consistently popular choice with our users. And it's easy to see why. The i10 is the perfect small car with great handling and impressive refinement - plus of course it comes with Hyundai's five-year warranty. There is plenty of competition among city cars, but honestjohn.co.uk users have once again shown that the well-built Hyundai 10 is their number one choice".

Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor UK, commented on the company’s latest accolades: “We are delighted that the i10 has scored a hat trick of awards from honestjohn.co.uk. The i10 is a car that continues to prove a hit in the market and receiving this award for the third year running from the users of honestjohn.co.uk means that our customers really value the stylish and refined package that i10 offers in this highly competitive segment.”

Now in its sixth 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.

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.

The time a winner for VW

The up! claimed the award for Most Popular City Car, the new Golf took the accolade for Most Popular Small Family Car while the Golf Cabriolet was name Most Popular Convertible.  Commenting on Volkswagen’s achievements, Dan Harrison, editor of honestjohn.co.uk, said: ‘It’s no mean feat to pick up three separate accolades at the honestjohn.co.uk awards but it just goes to show how popular the Volkswagen brand is among our users.  With such strong product that’s no surprise.  We really rate the excellent up! and so do our users as it proved the most popular city car – a new category we’ve introduced for this year.

‘Then there’s the new Golf.  It’s pretty much a faultless family hatchback and has once again set the quality standard in its market.  The Golf review only went live on the site at the beginning of the year so that makes the achievement of being the most popular small family car in the 2013 awards even more impressive, especially as it outperformed last year’s winner, the Ford Focus.’

He added: ‘Another new category for 2013 was the Most Popular Convertible and once again a Golf came out on top – this time the Golf Cabriolet.  There may not have been a soft-top Golf for nine years but that hasn’t diminished its popularity as this award shows.  Stylish, refined and surprisingly practical, its appeal has found plenty of favour with our users.’

The winners of the awards are determined by the users of the honestjohn.co.uk website and recognise the ‘most searched for’ cars and vans on the site.  The honestjohn.co.uk website was set-up in 2000 to help consumers with comprehensive advice on buying, selling and running cars.  Since then Honest John himself has answered more than 625,000 questions.

This brings to five the number of awards won by the new Golf hatchback this month, following the car’s success at the Telegraph Motoring and DieselCar magazine earlier in May.  The Golf is also currently both European and World Car of the Year.  For more details, please visit www.volkswagen.co.uk.