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AUTO BILD Design Award 2009: New E-Class voted best-looking car in the world



STUTTGART, GERMANY – MAY 15, 2009: Some 100,000 readers of motoring magazine AUTO BILD have voted the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class the best-looking car in the world. As well as electing the Saloon as the overall winner among all the new models, AUTO BILD readers voted the new E-Class Coupé into top place in the "Coupé and Cabriolet" category. In making these choices, the readers have recognised two automotive personalities which deliberately seek to stand out with their individual character and bold, distinctive design.

Personal taste is the decisive factor in the annual Design Award vote organised by AUTO BILD, Germany's largest motoring magazine. In this year's edition of the celebrated automotive beauty contest the competing vehicles – all of which made their debut in the market in the last year – were divided into five categories. In the particularly prestigious overall ranking it was the new E-Class that found favour with the readers of AUTO BILD. As a result, the world's most successful business saloon can also claim to be the most attractive new car in the world. Mercedes-Benz Head of Design Gorden Wagener commented: "Our new E-Class stands for status, quality, highly advanced technology and driving pleasure – and it also reflects these attributes in its self-confident design. All these factors mean that the new E-Class promises to be a real trend-setter."

Of course, there is much more to the world's best-looking car than just its appearance. The special characteristics of the world's top-selling luxury saloon include a unique combination of driving assistance systems. Among them are features such as drowsiness detection, Adaptive Highbeam Assist and the DISTRONIC PLUS proximity control system which plays an important role in helping to prevent rear-end collisions.

Other characteristics typical of the E-Class are the high level of long-distance comfort, the high-quality materials used in the interior, the painstaking workmanship and the perfect ergonomics. What's more, independent analysts judge that the new E-Class offers the best value retention in its class.

The new E-Class Coupé, which AUTOBILD readers voted the most attractive newcomer in the Coupé and Cabriolet category, deliberately announces its close kinship with the new E-Class Saloon. But despite the family resemblance, it projects its own, distinct personality through its special emotional appeal and sportier character – attributes which confirm that the great coupé tradition is alive and well at Mercedes-Benz.


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Congrats , but it ain't best looking car in the world, no way, no matter what Autobild readers say...

That is the biggest crock. I wonder how much $$ M-B slipped them to fudge those numbers.

Remind me to not take Auto Bild's future Awards seriously.

On another note, I'm planning on seeing the car tomorrow finally to confirm my distaste, or possibly do the unthinkable and sway me into a believer.

Award is an award guys, suck it up.

Congrats to the E.

LoL ,of curse its a german car nominated as a winner in germans largest carmagazine. Like Aston Martin would stand a chance...

Yeah man, no sh!t. Like they would ever be like "Nein! The winner is Lexus LS!"

I think you're all kinda mistaken. This article does a poor information job.

The AB award doesn't go to the best looking car in the world. It goes to the BEST DESIGN OF THE YEAR. And no new Aston appeared this year.

Does it really make a difference when anything besides German will never win? LOL I didn't see them give the design of the year to DB9 or the DBS. Sure they might not be great looking cars in everyone's eyes but they are far better than any mid-size luxury sedan.

^ ^AB awards generally don't include exotics like AM or things like that.
Lasr years awards went to the B8 A4, the one before to the Audi R8 (okay, that's an exotic like an AM).

It is german-biased, clearly. But it shows the E-Class is appreciated.

Rest of the list:

1. E-class
2. Opel Insignia
3. Vw Polo
4. Vw Golf
5. Ford Ka