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Newsreader
7th Dec 2006, 21:30
Planet 4x4 magazine has announced the results of its 2006 4x4 Awards.


http://www.landrovernet.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=47283&stc=1&d=1165530530

The January 2007 issue, on sale tomorrow (8 December), contains the full story of a landmark triumph for British manufacturing, with Land Rover taking the top three places – and being named 4x4 Manufacturer of 2006.

Full 4x4 of 2006 results:

Overall
1st: Range Rover TdV8 Vogue
2nd: Land Rover Discovery 2.7 TdV6 HSE
3rd: Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE

Class Awards
Sub-Compact SUV: Fiat Sedici 1.9 MultiJet
Crossover: Audi Allroad 2.7 TDI
Compact SUV: Toyota RAV4 2.2 D-4D XT5
Medium Off-Roader: Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 dCi Aventura
Medium SUV: Lexus RX350 SE-L
Large Off-Roader: Land Rover Discovery 2.7 TdV6 HSE
Large SUV: Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE
Luxury 4x4: Range Rover 3.6 TdV8 Vogue

Special Awards
Best Off-Roader: Range Rover 3.6 TdV8 Vogue
Best Value: Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi XS
Best Engine: BMW 3.0sd (X3)
Best Newcomer: Audi Allroad 2.7 TDI
Most Improved: Range Rover Diesel (TdV8)
Manufacturer of 2006: Land Rover

Commenting on the awards, Alan Kidd, editor of Planet 4x4, said: ‘This is the most credible verdict ever handed down to the British 4x4 market. We recruited some of the country’s most respected vehicle testers and they examined each vehicle in real depth – these are results you can really believe in’.

‘We’ve never been slow to criticise Land Rover and its products in the past. So it’s only fair to recognise the extent to which the Range Rover, Discovery and Range Rover Sport impressed the most experienced team of testers ever put together by a British 4x4 magazine.’

Rich_P
7th Dec 2006, 21:33
What about the Defender? :(

Newsreader
7th Dec 2006, 22:27
Can't see one in the pic Rich ... :dunno: Someone will have to get the mag to see if it was included and if not why not

Rich_P
7th Dec 2006, 22:32
Infact, I would also like to find why the Santana PS10 wasn't included too.

AndyJWB
9th Dec 2006, 13:15
According to the magazine the Defender wasn't included because with the new model coming, Land Rover had none of the old one left on its fleet. Also the Freelander wasn't in because someone crashed it so they couldn't use it.