Mercedes-Benz wins AUTOBILD Design Award 2011

[Wolfgang]

AUTOBILD.DE - Testberichte - Automarkt - Autokauf

Congratulations!

 

[fortuner]

I like it looks great...

 

[Wolfgang]

AUTO BILD Design Award 2011 - SLK is Germany's most beautiful car

Stuttgart - The new Mercedes-Benz SLK is celebrating a brilliant victory in the great AUTO BILD magazine design competition. After the E-Class in 2009 and the SLS AMG in 2010, Mercedes-Benz has now won the AUTO BILD Design Award for the third time in a row.

The new Roadster from Mercedes-Benz was voted as the overall winner of the automotive beauty contest by around 90,000 readers of the popular specialist magazine. As a result, the SLK can now proudly carry the title of "Germany's most beautiful car".

The new roadster uncompromisingly takes driving pleasure and open-air enjoyment to a new level. It blends light-footed sportiness with stylish comfort, a striking sports-car design with total suitability for everyday use, top performance with exemplary ecology. What’s more, the SLK is proud to present the world premiere of the panoramic vario-roof with MAGIC SKY CONTROL, which switches to light or dark at the touch of a button. Exemplary efficiency and sporty flair come courtesy of powerful new 4- and 6-cylinder engines featuring the standard-specification ECO start/stop function. With their superb levels of performance they are up to 25 percent more economical than their predecessors. And a unique set of safety equipment bestows role-model status on the SLK in this segment. With its wealth of technical innovations the SLK is once again the benchmark in its class.

Source: Daimler

 

[LaArtist]

Whoa really?
I dont like the new SLK..
Oh well good for MB..should help them sell more

 

[bmwownage]

Come on whatever.. winning with the SLK is even worse than winning with the A-class! this thing doesn't look good!

 

[fortuner]

Come on whatever.. winning with the SLK is even worse than winning with the A-class! this thing doesn't look good!

Opionion it is..i Personally think it looks great way better then prvious SLK models..This one looks agressive from front and love the rear..

 

[Wolfgang]

some previous AUTOBILD Design Award discussions

2010
http://www.germancarforum.com/sls-amg/33394-mercedes-benz-wins-auto-bild-design-award-2010-a.html

2009
http://www.germancarforum.com/e-cla...new-e-class-voted-best-looking-car-world.html

2008
http://www.germancarforum.com/a4-s4-rs4/26772-audi-a4-voted-most-beautiful-car-year.html

2007
http://www.germancarforum.com/r8/

2006
http://www.germancarforum.com/tt/6906-audi-tt-voted-most-beautiful-car-world.html

 

[Tarek]

SLK simply looks great in those pics..can't wait to see one IRL..

 

[Zafiro]

SLK simply looks great in those pics..can't wait to see one IRL..

I've seen it twice. White and Silver. I like it but it aint Germany's most beautiful car.

 

[tennmb]

I've been selling MB for 13 years. I've seen the new SLK in person. Improved, but hardly the most beautiful. The Z4 is hands down the most attractive small roadster out there. IMO, not even close. There were some subtle things MB could have done to make the SLK a sure fired winner. I think they simply got lazy.

 

[Wolfgang]

^^
The Z4 is not eligible. Readers vote on new models, 116 in total this year, in 5 categories, and overall. Next week the results of the European vote will be announced, and Mercedes-Benz or the SLK might not fare as well? More info on http://www.autobild.de

 

[Zafiro]

From Autobild.

7.3% of the readers voted for SLK.
Second place 6-serie Convertible with 6.7%
Third place Citroen DS4 with 5.7%

 

[Wolfgang]

The European vote is in.

1. BMW 6er coupe 8.1%
2. Range Rover Evoque 7.9%
3. Mercedes-Benz SLK 6.8%

 

[Wolfgang]

some news from Daimler

"Best of Best": the Mercedes-Benz design team is "Team of the year"

It’s official: Mercedes-Benz design is outstanding. As confirmed by three first places in the Automotive Brand Contest 2011.
The competition’s top-flight expert jury voted the Mercedes-Benz design team "Team of the year".

"Best of Best": the Mercedes-Benz design team is "Team of the year" | Daimler > Company > News

Congratulations to the team!

 

[kenai]

Good for Gorden.....and for us too!

 

[Wolfgang]

 

[mini_cooper4]

and 6series behind it
There are plenty of blind people out there