Winners are Grinners – Tarmac Life Car of the Year winners

Don’t judge, but we’ve finally gotten around to delivering our 2023 Car of the Year Trophies, (we’ve been busy alright) and it’s fair to say that the recipients were very chuffed.

To recap: Our ‘Small Lifestyle Car of the Year’ went to Opel with their nifty Astra. We loved the GSe!

Opel Astra NZ

The ‘Medium Lifestyle Car of the Year’ was picked up by none other than the Nissan X-Trail, the ePower, e4ORCE combo is a force to reckon with.

2023 Nissan X-Trail with e-Power and e-4orce review NZ

‘Large Lifestyle Car of the Year’ trophy was awarded to Volkswagen Amarok, work or play this hefty ute has you covered.

2023 VW Amarok Style review NZ
VW Amarok NZ

Our ‘Most Sustainable Vehicle’ award was taken out by the clean, green Swedes, with the Volvo XC40 Recharge.

Volvo Car of the Year NZ

‘Most Thrilling Vehicle’ was another tough category, (many vehicles thrilled us last year), however the BMW M2 took the top spot.

BMW M2 NZ

And finally – our overall ‘Tarmac Life Car of the Year’ went to the Nissan X-Trail, it seriously ticks soo many boxes. 

Nissan Car of the Year NZ

Looking forward to seeing the winners for 2024!

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