Jaguar F-Pace Wins 2017 World Car Design of the Year

By Editor

Posted: April 13, 2017

The Jaguar F-Pace is claiming to be the best and most beautiful car in the world after double success at the 2017 World Car Awards, scooping both the World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year titles.

Designed, developed and built in the UK, the SUV is the fastest selling model Jaguar has produced and is only the second vehicle to claim the historic double in the 13-year history of the World Car Awards. To win the pair of trophies, the F-Pace saw off the competition in a vote of 75 motoring journalists from 24 countries.

The awards brace is the first overall success for Jaguar at the World Car Awards. The XE sports saloon was a finalist for the 2016 World Car Design of the Year title, while the F-Type previously won the World Car Design of the Year award in 2013. The F-Pace triumphed over finalists the Audi Q5 and Volkswagen Tiguan to claim the 2017 World Car of the Year prize.

These are the latest in a line of honours for the F-Pace since its April 2016 introduction. The SUV has so far collected more than 40 awards, including being named Women’s World Car of the Year.

“The F-Pace is our first ever SUV but it is clearly recognisable as a Jaguar and for it to win the 2017 World Car of the Year trophy vindicates our decision to bring our unique design principles and dynamic qualities to a new sector of the market,” said Jaguar design boss, Ian Callum.