(April 12, 2017) MAHWAH, N.J. — Jaguar announced today that the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace has been named the winner of the 2017 World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year awards at the New York International Auto Show.

The performance SUV is the fastest selling model Jaguar has produced and is only the second vehicle to claim the historic double in the 13-year history of the World Car Awards. To win the pair of trophies, the F-Pace defeated the competition in a vote of 75 influential motoring journalists from 24 countries.

Dr. Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover CEO, said, "The F-Pace was designed and engineered as a performance SUV with exceptional dynamics, everyday usability and bold design. Winning this award endorses the talent and great work of our teams that have delivered the world’s most practical sports car and Jaguar's fastest-selling vehicle”.

The World Car Awards jury comprises influential motoring journalists and to win the 2017 World Car Design of the Year prize the F-Pace beat the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet and Toyota C-HR in the final three.

Ian Callum, director of Design for Jaguar said, “The F-Pace is our first ever SUV but it is clearly recognizable as a Jaguar and for it to win the 2017 World Car of the Year trophy vindicates our decision to bring our unique design principles and dynamic qualities to a new sector of the market.”

Mike Rutherford, juror, director and vice-chairman of the World Car Awards/World Car of the Year said, "Jaguar has done the unthinkable by first securing the World Car Design of the Year award, then lifting the big one — the overall World Car of the Year trophy. With F-Pace, the British company and its proud and talented workers have taken on and beaten far bigger, wealthier European, Asian and North American rivals."

These awards come after a record-breaking year for Jaguar in North America, with 2016 sales up 116 percent and a breakout performance of the Jaguar F-Pace, which became the brand’s top seller in its first year.