Up hits top spot at car awards

THE Volkswagen Up, a three-door hatchback, has been named car of the year in the annual What Car? magazine awards.

The Up combined “refinement, quality, space and economy”, said What Car? editor-in-chief Chas Hallett.

He said: “It sets new standards for the £10,000 price bracket. It feels at home in town and copes admirably on the motorway – it is the right car for the time.”

Volkswagen also picked up two further awards, with the Golf being named best small family car for the fourth consecutive year and the Up taking a second prize, the safety award for its emergency braking system.