Sat-nav tops reader award

You voted sat-nav as the car kit you can’t live without in the annual Auto Express Product Awards. It beat air-con into second place, with over a quarter of the thousands of votes cast on autoexpress.co.uk.

Our annual Product of the Year Award went to digital radio specialist Pure for its Highway 300Di – a clever gadget that can add DAB to any in-car stereo for only £180, with the added bonus of iPod connectivity, too.

Essex-based Bilt-Hamber won three awards for its cleaning products, while Goodyear claimed the best summer tyre and Continental best winter tyre Awards.

For more details, check out the latest issue of Auto Express, out 9 May 2012.

The full results:

Product of the Year 2012: Pure Highway 300Di

Readers’ Award: Sat-nav 

Accessories

1. Best Tyre - Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

2. Best Winter tyre - Continental ContiWinterContact TS 830 P

3. Best Headlamp Bulb - Philips X-tremeVision

4. Best Portable Sat-Nav – Garmin nüLink! 1695LMU

5. Best FM transmitter – Logic3 MIP168KX

6. Best Hands-free kit – Jabra EasyGo

7. Best Battery charger - CTEK MXS 3.6

8. Best Atlas - A-Z Great Britain Road Atlas

9. Best Tool Bag – Halfords Large Tool Bag with Tray

10. Best Pressure Washer – Hozelock Heavy Duty 150

11. Best Roof Box – Kamei Husky XXL

12. Best App – TomTom UK & Ireland

Car Care

1. Best Wax – Turtle Wax ICE Synthetic Paste Polish

2. Best Wheel cleaner – Bilt-Hamber auto-wheel

3. Best Tyre shine – CarPlan Tyre Slik

4. Best Bumper Shine – Simoniz Back to Black ‘New Look’ Bumper Shine

5. Best Leather cleaner – CarPlan Leather Connoisseur Renovation Kit

6. Best Upholstery cleaner – Comma Interior Cleaner

7. Best Trim cleaner – Comma Interior Cleaner 

8. Best Clay bar - Bilt-Hamber auto-clay regular

9. Best Screenwash – Halfords Screen Wash

10. Best PW shampoo – Bilt-Hamber Surfex HD