Car of the Year 2017: Land Rover Discovery - pictures

It was a close run thing, but after much deliberation from our judging panel it was decided that the Auto Express Car of the Year 2017 had to be awarded to... the Land Rover Discovery!

<p class="short-teaser">The Volkswagen up! is the 2017 Auto Express City Car of the Year, beating the Kia Picanto and Skoda Citigo, which were both commended.</p>

<p class="short-teaser">The 2017 Auto Express Supermini of the Year is the SEAT Ibiza, with the Citroen C3 and Skoda Fabia also commended in this category.</p>

The Volkswagen Golf is the Auto Express Compact Family Car of the Year for 2017, narrowly beating the Skoda Octavia and Vauxhall Astra.

The Skoda Superb is the 2017 Auto Express Family Car of the Year, closely followed by the Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport.

The Skoda Octavia Estate is the 2017 Auto Express Estate Car of the Year, with commendations being handed to the BMW 5 Series Touring and Skoda Superb Estate.

The 2017 Auto Express MPV of the Year is the Citroen Grand Grand C4 Picasso, with podium places for the Renault Grand Scenic and SEAT Alhambra.

The Citroen C4 Cactus is the 2017 Auto Express Small SUV of the Year, overcoming the Dacia Duster and Peugeot 2008, both of which were commended.

The Peugeot 3008 is the 2017 Auto Express Mid-size SUV of the Year, with commendations for the Mazda CX-5 and SEAT Ateca.

The Skoda Kodiaq is the 2017 Auto Express Large SUV of the Year, beating the commended efforts of the Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento.

The Volvo XC60 is the 2017 Auto Express Premium SUV of the Year, just ahead of the Jaguar F-Pace and Mercedes GLC.

The 2017 Auto Express Large Premium SUV of the Year is none other than the Land Rover Discovery, fending off competition from the Tesla Model X and Volvo XC90.

The Mitsubishi L200 is the 2017 Auto Express Pick-up of the Year, although the Fiat Fullback and Nissan Navara were close behind.

The Honda Civic Type R is the 2017 Auto Express Hot Hatch of the Year, while the Ford Focus RS and Volkswagen Golf GTI were commended in defeat.

The Audi A5 is the 2017 Auto Express Coupe of the Year, beating the Audi TT and Porsche 718 Cayman to the prize.

The Mercedes C-Class Cabriolet is the Auto Express Convertible of the Year for 2017, with the Audi A3 Cabriolet and MINI Convertible earning commendations from the judging panel.

The Mazda MX-5 RF wins the 2017 Auto Express Roadster of the Year award, seeing off the Fiat 124 Spider and Porsche 718 Boxster.

The Porsche 911 GT3 has held off the Ferrari 488 GTB and McLaren 720S to win the 2017 Auto Express Performance Car of the Year.

The Jaguar XE is the 2017 Auto Express Compact Executive Car of the Year, with the Alfa Romeo Giulia and BMW 3 Series earning special commendations from the judges.

The BMW 5 Series wins the 2017 Auto Express Executive Car of the Year accolade, marginally beating the Mercedes E-Class and Tesla Model S.

The Mercedes S-Class is the 2017 Auto Express Luxury Car of the Year, although the Bentley Mulsanne and Porsche Panamera almost claimed the award for themselves.

The Volkswagen Crafter is the 2017 Auto Express Van of the Year, with the Ford Transit and Peugeot Expert just coming up short. A vantastic achievement!

The BMW i3 wins the 2017 Auto Express Electric Car of the Year, seeing off challenges from the commended Renault ZOE and Tesla Model S. EV peasy!

BMW wins the Auto Express 2017 Technology Award thanks to its terrific range of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles and semi-autonomous systems. Bravo!

Skoda's 'Driven by Something Different' campaign, featuring Sir Bradley Wiggins, claimed our 2017&nbsp;Car Advertising Campaign of the Year award.

The Social Media Campaign of the Year is a new award for 2017, and it was won by BMW for 'Genius-Live'.

We asked you for your favourite car design of 2017, and you awarded it to the Jaguar I-Pace Concept.

Lexus topped our 2017 Driver Power customer satisfaction survey, and thus walks away with our coveted 2017 Driver Power Award.