These are the best cars in South Africa – as voted by women

·18 Aug 2016

Female targeted magazine title, Women on Wheels (WOW) has revealed its list of top cars in South Africa as voted by women.

Hyundai Tucson was selected by a panel of judges to be the ‘Car of the Year’ while the Range Rover Sport sealed the Reader’s Choice Award.

More than 120 finalists were separated into 11 categories.

Cars were also voted for by the all-woman judging panel which included WOW editor, Juliet McGuire, and 9 other motoring journalists.

“Judges voted based on things such as good value for money, practicality, comfort, and performance,” said Juliet McGuire.

The 10 judges voted for cars in each category via a point system and the car with the highest number of votes was then crowned the winner of that category. Judges were then asked to vote for their overall car of the year.

The Hyundai Tucson took top honours due to its affordability, practicality and overall value for money.

WOW readers were able to vote for their favourite cars online (2,808 entries were received with 2,383 Unique Entries) and their votes were counted to determine the winner in each category.

WOW 2016 winners – Judges vote:

	Category	Car
	Budget buy	Kia Picanto
	Hatchback	Audi A3
	Family Sedan	Audi A4
	Luxury sedan	BMW 7 Series
	Multi-purpose vehicle	Kia Sedona
	Green car	Volvo XC90 T8
	Compact Crossover/SUV	Hyundai Tucson
	Large Crossover/SUV	Volvo XC90
	Convertible	Mazda MX-5
	Lifestyle Bakkies	Ford Ranger
	Sports Car	Ford Mustang

WOW 2016 winners – Reader’s choice awards:

	Category	Car
	Budget buy	Volkswagen Polo
	Hatchback	Mercedes-Benz A-Class
	Family Sedan	Audi A4
	Luxury sedan	Mercedes-Benz S-Class
	Multi-purpose vehicle	Mercedes-Benz V-Class
	Green car	BMW i8
	Compact Crossover/SUV	Mercedes-Benz GLC
	Large Crossover/SUV	Range Rover Sport
	Convertible	Ferrari 488 Spider
	Lifestyle Bakkies	Toyota Hilux
	Sports Car	Ford Mustang