At the 8th ASMW awards dinner held on Friday night at the St Andrews Bay hotel, St Andrews, President of the ASMW, Ally Ballingall, hinted at the top prize for the UK's benchmark executive car when he presented the 3 Series as Best Luxury/Executive Car:
"More spacious than its predecessor, even better to drive and benefiting from a class-leading mix of petrol and diesel engine options, this is a car that lives up to the hype. Those looking for a compact executive saloon or estate will love this ultimate driving machine."
On revealing the overall car of the year from the "seven exceptional category winners", Ballingall stated: "Strong residual values make our winner an obvious choice among cash conscious Scottish private buyers while two talented diesel engine options make it a big hit with company car drivers. An astonishing machine to drive, look at and sit in, the ASMW's ultimate motor from more than 50 new models launched in the past 12 months is... The BMW 3 Series."
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