Parkers - the definitive resource for car buying advice in the UK - has again partnered with heat to bring you the award for the Best First Car in the prestigious Parkers New Car Awards 2022. For the third year in a row, the winner is the Renault Clio, and it is one of a total of 20 award winners revealed today (27 September) by Parkers.
Budget is big with first cars, as is the cost of insurance, but don't forget that making a good impressions is everything when you're young. There's also a massive range of cars to choose from in this sector, but for 2022 the car bristling with all those qualities and more is the Renault Clio. It wins again because of its good looks, the option of hybrid power and its fantastic interior.
It finishes ahead of the Hyandai i10, a sensible small car with five-year warranty that's jazzed up with the driver tech and infotainment and is customisable with a wide range of colours and trims and the stylish SEAT Ibiza, which is as good as ever, having just been updated with the latest equipment.
The winning car has been tested rigorously by the Parkers.co.uk team, which judged the best cars for small families on a combination of value, quality, reliability, cost-per-month on finance deals and fitness for purpose.
Keith Adams, Parkers.co.uk Editor, said: "There are head and heart qualities that mark out the Clio as a winner for another year. The rational ones include great finance, a wide range of economical and cheap-to-run versions and ample interior room - while the emotional pull of great dynamics, smart and desirable looks and a cool image mark it out as the perfect runabout for first-time buyers looking for an excellent introduction to modern motoring. I love the way the Clio looks and drives, and it's further evidence of Renault's unerring ability to build great small cars."
"In this year's New Car Awards, we're excited to have come up with such an interesting selection of winners. We've taken what we know about what our users are viewing on Parkers, with the team's combined 100+ years of editorial expertise. We're more than happy with our winners - they're all part of a brilliant line-up of cars."
Now in its fifth year, the Parkers New Car Awards 2022 continue to reflect the views of Britain's car-buying public, with winners decided by a combination of the site's expert reviewers' verdicts in thousands of miles of road testing and the purchasing habits of the website's 2.3 million users actively involved in the buying process.
More details about the Best First Car award can be found alongside all of the winners in the Parkers New Car Awards 2022 on the Parkers website.