Munich. For 30 years now, German motoring magazine
“Auto Zeitung” has conducted a readers’ survey to decide the winners
of the “Auto Trophy – World’s Best Cars” award. And BMW is celebrating
a quadruple success in this year’s anniversary poll. The brand’s
quartet of class winners in the Auto Trophy 2017 span a broad section
of the Munich-based premium car maker’s model line-up. The BMW 3
Series emerged triumphant in the midsize class, the new BMW 5 Series
topped the rankings in the executive class, the new BMW X3 beat off
all its rival “SUVs from 25,000 – 50,000 euros” and the BMW i3 was the
winner of the “Electric Cars” category.
The Auto Trophy – World’s Best Cars award is one of the most renowned
in the automotive industry and, with its three decades of history, has
one of the longest traditions. The latest edition of the survey was
based on feedback from readers of both Auto Zeitung and – for the
fourth time – the magazine’s international partner titles and online
portals. The respondents chose their favourite models across 16
vehicle classes and two special categories to decide the winners of
the Auto Trophy 2017.
The BMW i3 notched up a particularly resounding victory in the
“Electric Cars” category, accounting for 35.6 per cent of the vote.
Launched four years ago as the first premium car designed from the
outset with an all-electric drive system, the i3 has been the
highest-selling electric vehicle in Germany since 2014. The recently
presented update of the i3 (power consumption combined: 13.6 –
13.1 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km) and the BMW i3s
launched alongside it (power consumption combined: 14.3 kWh/100 km;
CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km) turn locally emission-free mobility
into an even richer experience. The eDrive technology developed by the
BMW Group lays on generous portions of sustainable driving pleasure.
It includes an electric motor (producing 125 kW/170 kW in the BMW i3
and 135 kW/184 hp in the new BMW i3s) and a lithium-ion high-voltage
battery with capacity of 94 Ah/33 kWh, which brings the operating
range of both cars up to approximately 200 kilometres (124 miles) in
everyday use.
The winner of the Auto Trophy 2017 in the midsize class was the BMW 3
Series. Its conclusive 17.7 per cent share of the vote underlines once
more the enduring popularity of this bestselling model, whose appeal
has been further enhanced with the addition to the line-up of new
special-edition variants of the Sedan and Touring variants. And the
BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo – whose vehicle concept is unique in the
midsize class – has also contributed to the market success enjoyed by
the latest model generation.
The BMW 5 Series has strengthened its leading position in terms of
driving dynamics, comfort and connectivity once again this year with
the introduction of a new model generation. It was the same story in
the Auto Trophy 2017 poll, where the new 5 Series claimed a clear
victory with 26.3 per cent of the votes in the “Executive Class”
category. The new BMW 5 Series is lighter than the predecessor (which
won the title in 2015) and more efficient too. Added to which, the new
5 Series Sedan and new 5 Series Touring take another step on the road
to automated driving with the inclusion of cutting-edge driver
assistance systems.
The new BMW X3 rounds off Munich’s quartet of Auto Trophy winners.
The third generation of the midsize Sports Activity Vehicle had won
over the readers of Auto Zeitung and its partner publications before
it was even launched, thanks to a sharply contoured design, further
refined premium ambience in the interior and significant advances in
functionality, comfort and connectivity. The new BMW X3 took the
plaudits in the “SUVs from 25,000 – 50,000 euros” category with
20.6 per cent of the vote.
Further information on official fuel consumption figures, specific
CO2 emission values and the electric power consumption of new
passenger cars is included in the following guideline: “Leitfaden über
Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer
Personenkraftwagen” (Guideline for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and
electric power consumption of new passenger cars), which can be
obtained from all dealerships, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH
(DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at http://www.dat.de/en/offers/publications/guideline-for-fuel-consumption.html.
LeitfadenCO2 (GuidelineCO2) (PDF ‒ 2.7 MB)