With five first places in the Internet Auto Award, Audi went one better on its four top positions in 2009. In this, the biggest Internet users poll in the automotive industry, the A1, A3, A5 Sportback, A6 and R8 Spyder models all came top of their classes and were awarded the “Carolina” prize.
The Internet portal AutoScout24 conducted this poll to find Europe’s most popular cars for the ninth time. Over 233,000 users from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy the Netherlands and Spain took part. Voters could choose from a total of 343 models in nine vehicle categories.
The new Audi A1 prevailed in the subcompact class at the first attempt. Just like last year, the Audi A3 finished top of the compact class, while the Audi A5 Sportback was the winner in the midsize class. The Audi A6 repeated last year’s first place in the upper midsize class, and the Audi R8 Spyder triumphed in the convertible class. The prizes have been awarded today in the Deutsche Museum Verkehrszentrum in Munich.
