Best of the Best!

Best of the Best and Built in the UK! All-New Nissan LEAF

and Qashqai e-POWER win big at The Motor Awards 2025

 

The team at Edwin May Nissan are celebrating because the manufacturer has won prestigious double honours at The Motor Awards 2025, organised by News UK.

The just-launched All-New Nissan LEAF has been named The Sun’s overall Car of the Year; while Qashqai with New e-POWER has been recognised as Hybrid Car of the Year for a second consecutive year – and both are engineered and manufactured in the UK.

The Motor Awards 2026 combines the collective expertise of News UK’s motoring journalists Rob Gill, Motors Editor at The Sun, Nick Rufford, Assistant Editor at The Sunday Times, and Will Dron, Digital Driving Editor at The Times, who together judge the automotive industry’s latest new models.

Rob Gill said: “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.”

Commenting on the Qashqai’s award, Gill said: “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.” 

• Leanne at Edwin May said: “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 original LEAF, the world’s first mainstream electric car.