The awards for the all-wheel-drive cars of the year 2015
were dominated by Mercedes-Benz.
The readers of
Europe's largest 4x4 magazine "Auto Bild Allrad" voted models
bearing the three-pointed star top in no less than five
categories. This makes the premium car maker the most successful
brand in this poll by some margin.
"Never has there
been such a triumphant result for a single manufacturer
in the 15 years that our readers' poll has been running.
Mercedes-Benz is our readers' favourite brand without a
shadow of a doubt." is how Bernhard Weinbacher, the editor-in-chief
of Auto Bild Allrad, described the poll's clear outcome.
The figures confirm this statement in emphatic fashion.
Auto Bild Allrad readers were able to vote for their favourites
from 176 models spanning ten categories. The result: five
victories for the cross-country vehicles, SUVs and all-wheel-drive
passenger car models from the star-studded brand.
The G-Class, the undisputed definitive 4x4 ever since
its premiere in 1979 and the forerunner of all present-day
Mercedes-Benz SUV models, emerged the clear winner in its
category, racking up twice as many votes as its nearest
rival. The real surprise of the reader's poll, however,
were the results achieved by the passenger car models with
4MATIC all-wheel drive, which secured three victories for
Mercedes-Benz. In the category for all-wheel-drive passenger
cars costing over 40,000 euros, the premium manufacturer
even managed a clean sweep of the top three spots.
The individual victories:
Cross-country vehicles/SUVs
from 30,000 to 50,000 euros |
GLK |
Cross-country vehicles/SUVs over 50,000 euros |
G-Class |
All-wheel-drive passenger cars up to 40,000
euros |
CLA |
All-wheel-drive passenger cars over 40,000 euros |
S-Class |
All-wheel-drive sports cars, coupés and cabriolets |
S-Class Coupé |
"Auto Bild Allrad" is the 4x4 sister magazine of Auto
Bild published by Axel Springer Auto Verlag and is Europe's
best-selling all-wheel drive motoring magazine with a total
of around 63,000 copies a month. The awards ceremony for
the all-wheel-drive cars of 2015 was held at DEPOT 1899
in Frankfurt am Main. This listed brick building dating
from the century before last was used as a tram depot until
2003, and today houses a gastro-pub and various event halls.
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