All-New Nissan LEAF and Qashqai Take Home Awards

Nissan took home double honour awards from The Motor Awards 2025 with the All-New Nissan LEAF being named The Sun’s Car of the Year with the Qashqai being recognised as Hybrid Car of the Year for a second year. Both the All-New Nissan LEAF and Qashqai are manufactured in the UK and exported around the world.

“Let’s all raise a pint of Hawkstone Lager in appreciation of the radically improved, British-built Nissan Leaf. It looks fresh. It’ll do 380 miles in one go. Families will love the bigger cabin and Google tech. Hands-down The Sun’s favourite car of 2025… Qashqai is the OG family SUV and it just keeps getting better and better. The latest version of Nissan’s e-POWER hybrid technology is smoother, quieter and more efficient, returning up to 62mpg. Super easy to drive like an EV but there’s no plug. Another home-grown hit.”

Rob Gill, Motors Editor at The Sun

“We’re absolutely thrilled the All-New Nissan LEAF has been recognised as The Sun’s Car of the Year. As the brand’s newest 100% electric model and most aerodynamic production car to date, it showcases the latest Nissan technology and engineering know-how and, of course, follows in the footsteps of the groundbreaking original LEAF, the world’s first mainstream electric car… We’re also tremendously proud that Qashqai with New e-POWER has been named Hybrid Car of the Year for a second consecutive year. It’s recently been updated with an all-new, third-generation e-POWER system and delivers the best of all worlds: the responsive refinement of an EV, the convenience of petrol and the range of a diesel car. Even better, both Qashqai and the LEAF represent the best of British: engineered and built right here in the UK.”

James Taylor, Managing Director, Nissan GB

The award-winning Qashqai with New e-POWER is available from Nissan dealerships now, and the All-New Nissan LEAF will be in showrooms February 2026.

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