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Honda Jazz EX Style

The Honda Jazz Hybrid continues to prove its credentials, in one of the most sought-after accolades in the automotive industry, winning the title of 'Small Car of the Year' at the What Car? Car of the Year Awards.

To be eligible for a What Car? Award, a car has to have been tested back-to-back with its rivals, both on UK roads and at What Car?'s dedicated test track.

Honda e wins World Urban Car of the Year title

Honda has extended its outstanding winning streak, with success in the 2021 World Car Awards. The Honda e added the World Urban Car of the Year title to its growing list of recent prestigious accolades, as well as being shortlisted in the top three of the overall World Car of the Year award.

The Honda Jazz e:HEV also featured in the top three for the World Urban Car prize, as the Japanese brand dominated the category.

Honda Jazz and Jazz Crosstar Win Red Dot Awards 2021

Honda's new hybrid-only Jazz and Jazz Crosstar models have been awarded the highly coveted Red Dot Awards 2021 in the 'Product Design' category. These internationally renowned accolades are only bestowed upon the highest quality products that excel in product, brand and communication design. This latest award follows the 2020 Red Dot Award 'Best of the Best' for Honda e.

The Honda e Awards

The Honda e has been awarded some of the most prestigious accolades in the motoring business, including:

TopGear Awards - City Car of the Year 2020, German Car of the Year 2020, Stuff - Best Electric Vehicle 2020, Red Hot Design Awards 2020, Motor Awards 2020 - Best Small Car, and Autocar Awards 2020 - Best Car Tech.

Honda e first Japanese car to win German Car Of The Year

Honda's first battery electric vehicle for Europe, the Honda e, has been named 'German Car of the Year 2021' in the country's prestigious annual Car of the Year Awards, becoming the first vehicle from a Japanese brand to do so. The car also won in the 'New Energy' category.

  • Honda e also tops 'New Energy' category of the prestigious German awards
  • Latest win follows Europe-wide success including recognition from Red Dot Design Award, Autocar magazine (UK) and News International (UK)
  • Honda's compact EV also nominated for Car of the Year 2021 in Hungary and Denmark
  • Awards endorse Honda's commitment to creating advanced and beautiful products, designed without compromise
The 2020 Honda Civic

Honda's Civic rose to the top again at the Company Car Today's CCT100 Awards, taking Lower Medium Car of the Year for the third year running. Chosen from a pool of 100 cars, it was named amongst the twenty award-winners that represent the very best company car choices for business fleets across various automotive segments.

Edging out the likes of the BMW 1-Series, Mercedes A-Class and Volvo V40, the Civic's victory is no mean feat. In eclipsing the competition, the Civic attained a higher overall score across a range of metrics - such as performance, residual value and insurance cost - by which the judging panel assessed the contenders' company car credentials.

Honda Scores a Brace at What Car? Awards

Honda UK has taken a brace of honours at the 2020 What Car? Car of the Year awards with the Civic Type R taking best hot hatch, for the third year in a row, and the CR-V hybrid taking the best hybrid over 30,000, for the second year in a row.

  • Civic Type R takes Hot Hatch trophy for the third year in a row
  • CR-V hybrid named best hybrid over 30,000 beating off luxury competition
Richard Roberts, Managing Director of Trident Honda, collects his NFDA Recognition Award

A proud day for Trident Honda as our Managing Director, Richard Roberts, won the prestigious National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) Recognition Award for 2019.

The 2019 Honda CR-V

The latest-generation Honda CR-V continues to prove its credentials as the world's most popular1 SUV, winning the title of 'Best Car Launched Last Year' in the influential Auto Trader New Car Awards.


  1. Source: JATO Dynamics (Sales period Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2017). * Markets include: EU + EFTA, NAFTA, China, Japan, Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, Australia, Argentina, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam 

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Honda triumphs with hat-trick in the annual MPG Marathon:

  • Civic diesel hatchback takes outright win AND best percentage improvement
  • 16 year old Insight comes second overall, taking highest in the heritage category
  • Driver Paul Clifton claims second overall win at annual MPG Marathon

Team Honda has triumphed in the annual MPG Marathon taking home a hat-trick of titles. The Civic diesel hatchback claimed the overall winner's prize in this year's event as well as best percentage improvement on MPG, while the first generation 17 year old Honda Insight took second place overall and winner in the heritage category.