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We were thrilled to see four brands represented by Johnsons take to the (virtual) podium at the Sunday Times Motor Awards 2020. These annual industry awards are determined by expert road testers and writers, apart from two categories voted for by readers.
The overall The Sunday Times Car of the Year 2020 joint award was selected by Jeremy Clarkson, who picked his own supercar and people’s car of the year. We were thrilled to see that the Volkswagen Golf 8 took the crown for this prestigious overall award, alongside the Porsche Taycan in the supercar category. The Sunday Times said of the Golf 8:
“The new eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf has sharper looks but retains that classic, timeless silhouette that has proved so popular over the decades. Inside, though, there has been a revolution, with a huge focus on minimalism and technology. It perfectly blends all of the good things about the Golf with state-of-the art features. What’s more, it comes with petrol, diesel or hybrid power, and in a number of trim levels, making it a highly versatile family car. The Golf is still the hatchback against which all other hatchbacks are judged.”
But the accolades didn’t stop there for the Golf 8, which
was also voted ‘Family Car of The Year’.
We were also delighted to see a number of other awards for models that we proudly represent here at Johnsons – the Ford Puma won ‘Small SUV / Crossover of the Year’, with judges saying:
“The Puma brings exceptional driving dynamics, practicality and — importantly — fun to the crowded compact SUV market. We were particularly impressed with the boot, which features a deep under-floor compartment for additional storage.”
The Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 was crowned ‘Family SUV of the Year’, with judges saying:
“The Volvo XC90 Recharge offers a lot more besides potential fuel savings and ultra-low emissions. The calming, minimalist interior seats seven in comfort, the ride quality is class-leading and the powertrain really packs a punch. Performance, practicality, frugality, technology and luxury in one package.”
And finally, the all-electric Honda e scooped the title of ‘City / Small Car of the Year’, with judges calling it “absolutely perfect as a city car”, and the “pocket rocket” Volkswagen Up! GTI was voted ‘Value Car of the Year’
View the Sunday Times Motor Awards 2020 awards in full here.
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As an FCA regulated credit broker we can introduce you to a selected group of lenders / brokers (see below) who may be able to help you finance your purchase. This group of lenders / brokers provides us with a range of products which may be suitable for your purchase. We will explain the key features of those products to you.
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited, Evolution Funding Limited, Santander Consumer (UK) plc, Honda Finance Europe PLC, CA Auto Finance UK Ltd, Suzuki Financial Services Limited, Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited, Hyundai Capital UK Limited, Stellantis Financial Services Uk Limited, Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC, FCE Bank Plc,
We are a credit broker and not a lender. We can introduce you to a limited number of lenders and their finance products, we act as their agent for this introduction. We are not an independent financial advisor; we will provide details of products available. We may advise you on the products, subject to your personal circumstances, though you are not obliged to take our advice or recommendation.
We do not charge you a fee for our services. we will typically receive commission from whichever lender we introduce you to (either a fixed fee or a fixed percentage of the amount you borrow).
Unless we consider it to be inappropriate given your personal circumstances, for certain vehicles e.g. New, our approach is to introduce you to the lender who are usually able to offer the best available package for you, taking into account interest rates, residual valuations (where applicable) and other contributions. If they are unable to make you an offer of finance, or the vehicle is not one that we would normally place with them we will introduce you to other lenders on our panel. The lender we introduce you to and available rates will depend upon a number of factors including: the vehicle, your personal circumstances and the likelihood of a lender to accept an application based on information provided.
Lenders typically pay a commission to us for introducing you to them, calculated by reference to the vehicle model or amount you borrow. Different lenders may pay different commissions for such introductions; some lenders may also provide preferential rates to us for the funding of our vehicle stock and also provide financial support for our training and marketing. But any such amounts they and other lenders pay us will not affect the amounts you pay under your finance agreement, all of which are set by the lender concerned. If you would like to know the amount of any remuneration we have received from the finance provider, please ask us.
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