BMW GROUP UK CELEBRATES SUCCESS AT THE 2025 WHAT CAR? CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS.
BMW Group tops four categories at the 47th annual What Car? Awards with Six additional subcategory wins secured by BMW BMW Group UK made a strong start to the new year, picking up four coveted category wins at the prestigious What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2025. BMW collected three headline awards – with the BMW M3 Touring retaining its Performance Car of the Year title for the second consecutive year, BMW 4 Series and BMW X7 continuing to lead their respective classes in Coupé/Convertible of the Year and Luxury Car of the Year – and a further six subcategory wins. Meanwhile, MINI was named Most Reliable Manufacturer. The BMW M3 Touring retains its Performance Car of the Year title for the second consecutive year. Commenting on the win, Steve Huntingford, Editor of What Car? said, “The M3 Touring is one of those cars that's built to handle every scenario you can throw at it – and it does so with devastating effectiveness. Relatively compact exterior dimensions allow it to dance through corners, while its twin-turbo straight-six engine hits all the right notes. Yet the M3 Touring is just as capable of playing the practical and classy family car when circumstances demand."
The BMW 4 Series celebrated its win as What Car? Coupé/Convertible of the Year, continuing its impressive streak in the convertible category, where it has been named ‘Best Convertible’ for five consecutive years. The second-generation 4 Series received an array of updates last year, including a refreshed exterior design, striking new headlights and a redesigned cockpit. On presenting the award, Huntingford said, "While many convertibles feel vague and ponderous compared with their coupé sisters, the 4 Series is great to drive whether you go for the hard-top or the soft-top.” The MINI brand was also recognised on the night as What Car?’s Most Reliable Manufacturer. Highlighting the dependability of MINI’s product range, Huntingford commented, "MINI had the lowest fault rate of any brand featured in the 2024 What Car? Reliability Survey. What's more, on the rare occasions things did go wrong, all of the cars remained driveable and almost half of issues were resolved in a day or less. MINI even showed that going electric is no barrier to producing dependable models, with the MINI Electric achieving a hugely impressive 98.4% reliability score”. Alongside the above overall category wins, a further six BMW models were recognised for their excellence within sub-categories.
BMW i5 eDrive40
MINI Cooper SE
The BMW 120
Best Electric Luxury Car: Family SUV Best Interior: Best Executive Car Interior:
BMW i7
Best Plug-in Hybrid to Drive: BMW 330e Best Performance Car for Value: BMW M240i Best Family Car Interior: BMW 1 Series
iX i5
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