Audi A1 and A5 Sportback win “Autonis 2010” design award

2010-09-22

• Audi A5 Sportback voted favorite car
• Audi A1 takes top honors in “compact car” category
• 21,066 readers choose from among 88 new models

Stuttgart/Ingolstadt, September 22, 2010 – Dual distinction for Audi in the “auto motor und sport” (ams) reader survey; a level of success unmatched by any other brand. The Audi A5 Sportback and Audi A1 outpaced top-class contenders from Germany and abroad.

Leaving the competition trailing in the “mid-size” category, the Audi A5 Sportback was also voted the hands-down favorite of all categories overall by 79 percent of survey participants. The Audi A1 got top marks from 67.8 percent of ams readers, landing it in first place by a clear margin in the “small car” category.

In all, 21,066 readers of the specialist magazine “auto motor und sport” took part in voting for the “Autonis – Best Design Innovations 2010” awards. 88 cars in eight categories were up for selection.

In an evening ceremony at Solitude Castle near Stuttgart, ams Editor-in-Chief Bernd Ostmann presented the awards to Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, for the A1 and to Michael Dick, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Technical Development, for the A5 Sportback.

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