Land Rover Defender SUV bags title of "2021 Women’s World Car of the Year"

03/13/2021

The 50-women panel of judges has finally decided that the Land Rover Defender SUV is officially the 2021 Women's World Car of the Year. Read more!

The latest Land Rover Defender SUV model has recently outshined all of its rivals by winning the title of the Women’s World Car of the Year 2021 (WWCOTY). The news of this great feat was announced on Monday, March 8 which also coincides with International Women’s Day for the year 2021. What’s even more interesting about Land Rover Defender’s newly bagged award is the fact that a panel of 50 female motoring journalist from a total of 38 countries decided the award winner. Quite interesting, isn’t it?

A panel comprising of 50 female motoring journalists decided that the latest Land Rover Defender SUV model is the 2021 WWCOTY

The Executive President of WWCOTY, Marta Garcia reportedly said that the Land Rover Defender is a “legend” that has evolved beyond being used as a powerful SUV for manoeuvring the rough terrains of the Amazon forests. Reports claim that Garcia said the Land Rover Defender SUV has been reinvented to now offer an amazing combo of ruggedness and luxury when being used on the regular road. She says that the sophisticated level of technology and comfort that is currently offered by the SUV model helped it to win the 2021 WWCOTY award.

It is really impressive that the latest Land Rover Defender SUV actually beat Eight (8) other popular car models to win this 2021 WWCOTY award. Below is a list of the other 8 car models that were nominated for the 2021 WWCOTY title:

Honda e (won Best EV)
Ford F-150 (won Best pickup and 4x4)
Kia Sorento (won Best Large SUV)
Peugeot 2008 (won Best urban SUV)
Ferrari F8 Spider (won Best sportscar)
Lexus LC500 Cabrio (won Best Luxury car)
Skoda Octavia (won Best Family car)
Peugeot 208 (won Best Urban car)

Meanwhile, if you are yet to get a closer look at the latest Land Rover Defender SUV model, watch this video below to see a short review by a female auto expert.

2021 Land Rover Defender in-depth review - was it worth the wait?

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Oluwaseun Solomon

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