Range Rover Evoque

The Range Rover Evoque has been awarded the top motoring accolade at the 2011 Scottish Car of Year Awards, winning the overall title of ”Scottish Car of the Year”. The Range Rover Evoque first had to win its own category (SUV/Crossover), then beating off rivals from 11 other category winners in a final vote. The BMW X3 came in at second position in the SUV/Crossover category.

Other notable winners in the 2011 SCOTY awards were the Kia Picanto (Small Car), Ford Focus (Family), Seat Alhambra (MPV), Hyundai i40 (Estate), Audi A7 (Executive), Peugeot iON (Electric), Jaguar XKR-S (Sporting), Jaguar XF 2.2d (Diesel), VW Golf (Drop Top), Seat Ibiza Ecomotive (Eco) and of course the Evoque in the SUV/Crossover category.

John Murdoch, President of the Association of Scottish Motor Writers, said,”One car stood out from all the others with its stylish good looks, sound packaging, fine driving dynamics and desirability and the Range Rover Evoque is a worthy winner of the Scottish Car of the Year title. With 18,000 advanced orders already in the bag it will provide job security for hundreds of people and generate huge exports for the British economy”.

We have the full rage of Range Rover Evoque cars on the site now on car leasing if you are interested.

Qashqai is 11th

Nissan’s compact Crossover, the Qashqai, has been rated 11th overall in the J.D. Power/WhatCar? 2009 UK Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Survey of 101 models. This is the first time it has appeared in the survey results.

The Sunderland built Qashai scored 81.4% and was rated third in the SUV category scoring highly for low ownership costs, visibility and design. The Nissan Note also did well scoring 80.1% and was in 29th position overall. Qashqai scored higher than all its traditional C-segment competitors including the VW Golf, Audi A3, Ford Focus, Mazda3, Vauxhall Astra, Honda Civic and Renault Megane.

Jim Oliver, Nissan Manufacturing UK’s Director of Quality Assurance, said “For Qashqai to be ranked 11th overall in its first appearance in the J.D Power WhatCar? 2009 UK Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Survey is the result of Nissan’s long-term global commitment to delivering outstanding levels of quality, not just in terms of engineering but in customer service too. Quality remains a key priority for Nissan worldwide and this kind of independent recognition from our customers is a testament to the dedication of Nissan’s world-class workforce in constantly striving to raise the bar in terms of quality”.