Auto Express New Car Awards 2016: the shortlist ~ station of gear

From best supermini, to best executive car and best hot hatch, the 2016 New Car Awards are coming, and these are the shortlisted contender

2016-06-15 00:01

The shortlist for the 2016 Auto Express New Car Awards has been announced. The awards ceremony, which will be held on 5th July, will celebrate the best of the best in terms of new cars currently on sale in the UK.

The shortlisted cars are battling it out over 21 categories, that cover the whole of today's new car market including everything from the best city cars to the best SUVs, the best supercars and the best green cars.

From the five contenders in each category, three will be commended on the night of the awards and one of those three will be named as the individual award winner. Each of the category winning cars will then go forward in the competition with one set to be crowned Auto Express Car of the Year 2016.

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Previous Car of the Year winners have included the Volvo XC90 in 2015 and the MINI hatchback in 2014 but we'll have an all-new model taking the prize in 2016.

Along with these car category awards, other accolades up for grabs at the New Car Awards ceremony include our annual Design Award, Car Advertising Campaign Award and Driver Power Award. The winners will be revealed at the event and we'll also be announcing them live right here on the Auto Express website.

Scroll down to see the shortlist of cars that will be battling it out for one of our prestigious Auto Express New Car Awards in 2016...

Best city car

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Best supermini

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Best premium small car

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• Audi A1
• DS 3
• Fiat 500
• MINI
• Vauxhall Adam

Best compact family car

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Best crossover

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Best family car

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Best estate car

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Best compact executive car

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Best executive car

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Best luxury car

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Best hot hatch

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Best convertible

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Best MPV

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Best compact SUV

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Best large SUV

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Best coupe

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Best roadster

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Best pick-up

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Performance car of the year

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Green award

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Van of the year

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The winners of the Auto Express New Car Awards will be announced on July 5th 2016. Tell us your favourites in the comments section below...

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