After winning three major category accolades, BMW is celebrating yet another successful year at the 46th annual What Car? Car of the Year Awards. Standout moments from the night were when the BMW M3 Touring, the BMW 4 Series and the BMW X7 were each recognised as best in their respective categories.

To find out more, watch the latest What Car? videos below and discover more about BMW's award-winning models.

BMW M3 TOURING: BEST PERFORMANCE CAR.

The first-ever BMW M3 Touring was unvelied at Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2022, and it continues to impress, with What Car? naming it their ‘Performance Car of the Year’ for 2024.

Steve Huntingford, Editor of What Car? said: "By taking the form of a more practical estate, the M3 Touring is even better in day-to-day use than the saloon. You can drive to IKEA, electrically open the tailgate and drop part (or all) of its 40/20/40 split rear seats to slide in a flat-packed shelving unit. Then you can head home via Brands Hatch and set a personal-best lap time, before cruising comfortably for the rest of your journey."

BMW X7: BEST LUXURY CAR.

The BMW X7 is the largest of all BMW X models, offering generous levels of on-board space, equipment, and a high-class cabin for up to seven occupants.

Huntingford believes that the X7 ‘combines limo-like interior space with a wonderfully commanding driving position’ and has awarded the model with the ‘Luxury Car of the Year’ accolade, adding “the interior majors on wow factor full stop, thanks to plush, soft-touch surfaces, polished glass elements and huge, high-resolution screens. You also hear very little wind or tyre noise, the torquey diesel engine is brilliantly refined, and the X7's ride is both supple and settled.”

BMW 4 SERIES: BEST COUPÉ / CONVERTIBLE.

Not for the first time, What Car? named the BMW 4 Series as its winner in the ‘Coupé/Convertible of the Year’ category (now it's fourth time consecutively). Unveiled in 2020, with the Coupé, Gran Coupé and Convertible body styles launching in quick succession.

Huntingford highlighted that “One of the best things about the BMW 4 Series is that it’s great to drive, whether you go for the Coupé or the Convertible; without experiencing the two versions back to back, you’d struggle to tell the difference, because both offer razor-sharp steering and fabulous cornering poise. In addition, the petrol engines sound rorty when revved, but are smooth and quiet at a cruise..."

OTHER NOTABLE BMW WINS.

Family car - best for interior - BMW 1 Series
Best for luxury - BMW X5
Executive car - Best interior - BMW i5
Luxury car - Best to be driven in - BMW i7
Large Electric SUV - Best interior - BMW iX
Performance car - Best for value - BMW M240i
Safety Award - 2nd place - BMW 5 Series/i5

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