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Parkers New Car Awards 2012 reveal the best of Britain

The cars that make your cash go further!

The Honda Civic 1.4 i-VTEC SE 5dr was named as the overall winner in the Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards, 2012.

Holding off stiff competition, the Civic came out on top based on figures collated by Parkers’ Cost of Motoring tool, which calculates the true “hidden costs” associated with owning and running a new car, including fuel consumption, depreciation, servicing and road tax.

The Civic 1.4 i-VTEC SE 5dr was also chosen as the winner within the fiercely competitive Medium Hatchback category, topping the charts on the basis that it offered better value than any of its competitors.

Kieren Puffett, Editor of Parkers, said: “The statistics for the Civic tell us it is great value for money and Honda should feel rightly proud, because the Parkers awards are based on statistical analysis of every new cars’ running costs, rather than opinion.”

Commenting on Parkers announcing the Honda Civic as the overall winner in the Cost of Motoring New Car Award 2012, Dave Hodgetts, Managing Director of Honda UK, said:

"What a fantastic result for the new Civic. It has only been in dealerships since February and to have received this accolade so soon is a great achievement. What makes the award even more special is that it is based on scientific fact. Thanks to Parkers’ very clever cost of motoring tool, we can officially say that the new Civic is the best new car out there!"

In total there were 11 category winners in this year’s Awards and in each category there are separate price brackets. This year Parkers also added another price bracket in the Eco cars category to reflect the increase in the number of ‘green’ models now on offer in the new car market.

And there’s good news for British motor manufacturers this year, as five British-built models took the honours. MINI Coupe, Nissan Juke, Range Rover Evoque, Toyota Avensis Tourer as well as the Honda Civic all came out top in their individual categories and all are built in Britain. The full list of winners by category is:

• City Car Winner = Kia Picanto 1.0 1 5dr
• Small Hatchback = Volkswagen Polo 1.2TDI Match 3dr
• Medium Hatchback = Honda Civic Hatchback 1.4 i-VTEC SE 5dr
• Family Hatchback = Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI S 5dr
• Family Estate = Toyota Avensis Tourer 2.0D-4D TR 5dr
• People Carrier = Volkswagen Touran 1.6TDi BlueMotion Tech 5dr
• Crossover = Nissan Juke Visia 1.5 dCi
• Eco Car = Honda Jazz 1.3IMA HE Hybrid 5dr
• Sports Coupe = MINI Coupe 1.6 Cooper 3dr
• Premium Executive = Audi A6 2.0 TDi S line 4dr
• 4x4 = Range Rover Evoque 2.2 TD4 Pure
• Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards 2012 Overall Winner = Honda Civic Hatchback 1.4 i-VTEC SE 5dr

Kieren Puffett added, “Today we’ve helped each of the winning manufacturers to fully celebrate their win by sending them a giant replica cake of their winning car and we’re particularly delighted that so many British-built cars were winners this year, showing that Britain’s car industry is very much alive and kicking. “Parkers is the most trusted brand amongst the UK’s car buyers and once again, these awards will help thousands of consumers to immediately identify and shortlist the cars that make their cash go further.”