The Range Rover Evoque has been crowned Auto Express Car of the Year 2011 at the company's annual New Car Awards ceremony.

The top buys in 18 classes of the new car market were chosen by Auto Express's expert panel, and were judged on fuel efficiency, driver appeal, practicality and reliability.

From the 18 class winners, one stood out overall. The judges felt that the British-built Evoque - chosen as the Best Compact SUV - was the most impressive new car of the past 12 months.

Other winners on the night included the Hyundai i10, which was named Best City Car, and the Skoda Superb, which won the Best Family Car and Best Estate Car awards.