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Overall winner of the readers’ choice Auto Bild Design Award 2008
- A3, A4 and Audi Q5 take first place in their respective categories
- Audi has won the design award every year since 2006
Audi is making a habit of winning the Auto Bild Design Award
conferred by readers of Auto Bild: After voting the Audi TT the winner in 2006
and the Audi R8 the victor one year later, the readers of the German automotive
magazine this year chose the Audi A4 as the “most beautiful car of the year,”
and thus as the overall champion. In addition, the A4 also took a clear first
place in the sedan and station wagon category, finishing well ahead of its
competitors. The Audi A3 likewise outperformed all its rivals in the small and
compact car segment, as did the Audi Q5 in the off-road vehicle and SUV
category.
Approximately 42,000 readers of Auto Bild took part in the voting on vehicle
design, choosing from among more than 100 cars in seven categories. The magazine
has been presenting the award since 2006, with Audi taking first place overall
every year.
The Audi Q5 immediately won out in the off-road vehicle and SUV category this
year, before even being launched on the market. In the overall rankings, the Q5
received so many votes that it took third place its first time out.
The Audi A3 product improvement impressed readers, accumulating more than 23
percent of the votes. Audi rounded off its success in the study and concept car
category, taking second place with the Audi A1 project quattro.
Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, will accept
the award from Bernd Wieland, editor-in-chief of Auto Bild, at the Paris Motor
Show on Thursday.
