Interesting: Results of AMS polls

[EnI]

Auto Motor und Sport publihes various polls on their website. Here are some results of previous polls. Top one is the latest, the last one is the oldest.

Although the sample is not representative, it's interesting to see what Germans think about German cars.


Which roadster do you find most attractive?

1. BMW Z4 36 %
2. Chrysler Crossfire 8 %
3. Mazda MX-5 12 %
4. Mercedes SLK 28 %
5. Nissan 350 Z 16 %


Which one is the most beautiful luxury sedan?

1. Audi A8 40 %
2. BMW 7er 16 %
3. Jaguar XJ 11 %
4. New Lexus LS (LF-Sh) 10 %
5. New Mercedes S 23 %


Who build the technicly most advanced cars?

1. Still the Germans 57 %
2. Japanese are the new leaders 23 %
3. Both 15 %
4. Someone else 6 %


Your IAA Highlight?

1. Audi Q7 26 %
2. Mercedes S-class 22 %
3. VW Eos 13 %
4. BMW Z4 Coupé 33 %
5. Fisker Tramonto 5 %


Why Maybach sales are so bad?

1. It's too expensive 20 %
2. It's too out-of-date 16 %
3. It's too snobish 13 %
4. It's too similar to S-class 16 %
5. Small market 35 %


What do you think of new MB S-class?

1. Great 28 %
2. So - so 19 %
3. Disgusting 9 %
4. Little Maybach 12 %
5. A BMW 7er copy 32 %


Porsche Cayman S is ...

1. Well done 62 %
2. Too similar to 911 11 %
3. To similar to Boxster 6 %
4. A mistake 21%


Which BMW series do you like the most?

1. 1er 8 %
2. 3er 28 %
3. 5er 28 %
4. 6er 28 %
5. 7er 7 %


Which German brand should also enter the F1 Grand Prix?

1. Audi 27 %
2. Porsche 37 %
3. VW 5 %
4. All of them 7 %
5. None 24 %


Which new Mercedes model do you like the most?

1. B-class 18 %
2. M-class 33 %
3. R-class 15 %
4. None 34 %


Which original tuning is the most exciting?

1. Audi RS 41 %
2. BMW M 34 %
3. Ford ST 3 %
4. Mercedes AMG 14 %
5. Opel OPC 8 %


Do you like a facelifted 7er more than pre-facelifted one?

1. Yes 62 %
2. No 22 %
3. I can't see the difference 15 %


Which BMW model is the sharpest at the moment?

1. M3 20 %
2. M5 40 %
3. M6 41 %


Which one is nicer?

1. New BMW 3er 45 %
2. New VW Passat 36 %
3. None 19 %


Which wagon would you choose?

1. Audi A6 Avant 40 %
2. BMW 5er Touring 26 %
3. Mercedes E T-Modell 20 %
4. None 13 %


What do you think of new BMW 3er?

1. Better than the old one 59 %
2. Worse than the old one 41 %


Which luxury brand offers the best design?

1. Audi 42 %
2. BMW 25 %
3. Mercedes 25 %
4. Cadillac 4 %
5. Lexus 4 %


What do you think of current BMW design?

1. Excellent 23 %
2. Brave 19 %
3. Leading 8 %
4. Boring 5 %
5. Repulsive 44 %


What do you think of BMW RFK (V5)?

1. Simply sp(e/a)cious 41 %
2. I've expected more 22 %
3. It's not a real BMW 37 %


Which new hatchback from VW Group do you like the most?

1. Audi A3 55 %
2. Seat Toledo 13 %
3. Skoda Octavia 16 %
4. VW Golf V 15 %


Luxury sedan of your choice?

1. Audi A8 42 %
2. BMW 7er 27 %
3. Mercedes S-Klasse 14 %
4. Jaguar XJ 7 %
5. Maserati Quattroporte 11 %


Which hatchback is your favourite?

1. Audi A3 Sportback 44 %
2. BMW 1er 42 %
3. Mercedes A-class 8 %
4. None 7 %


What do you think of new Porsche 911?

1. Better than the old one 53 %
2. Worse than the old one 11 %
3. The most beautiful 911 ever 10 %
4. What's so new? 26 %


What do you think of BMW 1er?

1. Amazing 47 %
2. Yawn 25 %
3. A car to get used to 28 %

 

[Zafiro]

Which BMW series do you like the most?

1. 1er 8 %
2. 3er 28 %
3. 5er 28 %
4. 6er 28 %
5. 7er 7 %


correct order?

1. 3er
1. 5er
4. 6er
5. 1er
6. 7er

 

[Giannis]

what a poll. Noone could think of better questions, wow

BTW, what does repulsive means?

 

[Zafiro]

BTW, what does repulsive means?

ugly?

 

[Alx]

Pretty much as expected.

Which one is the most beautiful luxury sedan?

1. Audi A8 40 %
2. BMW 7er 16 %
3. Jaguar XJ 11 %
4. New Lexus LS (LF-Sh) 10 %
5. New Mercedes S 23 %

 

[Giannis]

ugly?

you are right?

 

[Yperion]

Which luxury brand offers the best design?
1. Audi 42 %
2. BMW 25 %
3. Mercedes 25 %
4. Cadillac 4 %
5. Lexus 4 %

I have nothing to say.

 

[EnI]

Repulsive = extremely unpleasant or unacceptable

Just_me, the results of polls are not listed in any particular order.

 

[Yperion]

you are right?

Repulsive is the opposite of attractive.

 

[cawimmer430]

The A-Class doesn't compete with the BMW 1-series or Audi A3.

 

[warot]

What do you think of new MB S-class?

1. Great 28 %
2. So - so 19 %
3. Disgusting 9 %
4. Little Maybach 12 %
5. A BMW 7er copy 32 %



Where is the love:
What do you think of current BMW design?

1. Excellent 23 %
2. Brave 19 %
3. Leading 8 %
4. Boring 5 %
5. Repulsive 44 %

Too bad for the competition that the sales aren't according to this pole.

 

[Imhotep Evil]

What do you think of new MB S-class?

1. Great 28 %
2. So - so 19 %
3. Disgusting 9 %
4. Little Maybach 12 %
5. A BMW 7er copy 32 %

LOL, if only there would have been an answer like "a disqusting combination of BMW 7er and Maybach", man that would have been the 53% answer.
But nevertheless these polls are meaningless.

 

[Yperion]

The A-Class doesn't compete with the BMW 1-series or Audi A3.

Why? Because A class is a mini-minivan?

 

[Carbon]

Why? Because A class is a mini-minivan?

The C class hatchback (sportscoupe?) would have been more appropriate, but I don't think they make it anymore.

Going over the poll, Audi did damn well.

 

[cawimmer430]

Why? Because A class is a mini-minivan?

Pretty much, also you're comparing a FWD (A-Class / A3 [when not Quattro]) to a RWD (1-Series) car. The C-Class Sportscoupe would indeed have been the better competitior. And they still make it in Europe. They just came out with the C160 Sportcoupe (122-hp) which uses a N/A detuned version of the 1.8-l supercharged 4-cylinder.

 

[Zafiro]

Pretty much, also you're comparing a FWD (A-Class / A3 [when not Quattro]) to a RWD (1-Series) car. The C-Class Sportscoupe would indeed have been the better competitior. And they still make it in Europe. They just came out with the C160 Sportcoupe (122-hp) which uses a N/A detuned version of the 1.8-l supercharged 4-cylinder.

Every test Ive seen, its always A vs 1er and A3. Something we have learn live with. When BMW Compact existed, they tested it against C SportCoupé but now when Compact dont exist they use 1er. So I guess they use the closest or most similar car.

 

[EnI]

A results that surprised me:

Z4 (36%) won over SLK (28%) in "Most attractive roadster" voting. I would expect SLK to win with ease.

RS (41%) beat M (34%) in "Most exciting original/ in-house tuning", AMG only 3rd with 14%. I would expect M to win, but I guess Audi is riding high in Germany at the moment.

Favourite hatchback: A3 and 1er almost tied (44% vs. 42%). I would expect A3 won by a margin.

best design among luxury brands: Audi 1st with 42% (no surprises), but BMW & MB tied at 2nd place (both 25%) is a surprise for me. I would expect MB design is more respected.

And: 47% of voters find 1er amazing!

It seams the opinions from a year ago (44% voters find BMW design repulsive) has softened a lot: now the people even start to like BMW designs. Even more: they prefer it over MB!