Best current production car design is…

[Yperion]

As part of our recent survey, we asked Car Design News readers to vote for their favourite current production car design. The response produced some fascinating results, with the Aston Martin V8 Vantage being voted the clear favourite from over a thousand responses. While other 'Best Design' contests are largely made up of votes from journalists, the voters for this survey were mostly automotive designers and students of car design.

The top ten rankings are:

1st: Aston Martin V8 Vantage
2nd: Mercedes CLS
3rd: Aston Martin DB9
4th: Bugatti Veyron
5th: Lamborghini Gallardo
6th: BMW 5 Series
7th: Audi TT
8th: Alfa Romeo Brera
9th: BMW 6-Series
10th: Lotus Elise

Source

 

[bum-man]

I agree with everything with the exception of the DB9 and Veyron. IMO the A6 and 997 should take their places.
Edit: and the TT...Z4 or SLK should take it's place.

 

[LaArtist]

veyron and TT?? ***..
other than that cool list..i can understan the choices.. but i dont like the design of all those cars..

 

[7saen]

I'm missing The A6 and the Z4. Other than that I agree with all.

 

[Yperion]

I can't understand how CLS and Veyron made it to that list. Both cars are certainly not well designed IMO. Also TT looks dated to me.
It's obvious that Mercedes fans voted for CLS, BMW fans for 5 and 6 series and Audi fans for TT.

 

[LaArtist]

well that shows audi fans feel that the TT is the best designed audi..and thats really sad..haha

 

[bum-man]

Well, it's no shock to me. The CLS is a sculpture on wheels. Awesome it got second!

 

[Zafiro]

Two bimmers on the list Bangle you rule

 

[Yperion]

well that shows audi fans feel that the TT is the best designed audi..and thats really sad..haha

I can say the same about CLS you know.

The best designed Audi on the list is Gallardo.

 

[MikeJ]

My list would have been quite different, the CLS would have been the only one on that list to make it.

 

[7saen]

Well it's not about the most beautiful cars, but about the best designed car. They could be ugly but iconic or yery influent. The CLS, the TT and the Elise are the best examples of such influent designs.
IMO the Z4 has an ugly front, but I still believe that it deserves a place in that list.

 

[Merc1]

The first three choices are correct IMO, but the DB9 should be first not the Vantage. The DB9 is to me the best looking car in the world, period.

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[GTA45E]

The Auston Martin Vantage first place? Thats my least favorite model of the brand. The DB9 should have gotton that place.

Glad to see the CLS in the top 5. I`ve been looking at the overall appeal
of the CLS from difference sourses and it`s really high! The CLS is going to be a big hit for awhile.

 

[Michael]

How could anyone not like this

I think this is the interior gauge cluster

 

[LaArtist]

i really dont

 

[Michael]

Artist what about this one. Won't hurt to try one last time..

 

[MikeJ]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the V8 Vantage either. Not that I think it's ugly or anything, it just doesn't do anything for me, it doesn't feel special enough.

 

[LaArtist]

nah man just like mike said..they arent ugly.. but they are like plain and booring to me.. dont like em

 

[Yperion]

Damn that Aston makes me drool.

 

[Michael]

Damn that Aston makes me drool.

Yea I know! There is something about their sportiness mixed with their elegance that gets me to say I NEED ONE NOW!