Bounty of awards for Audi cars worldwide early in the year

The British magazine What Car? voted the Audi A3 Sedan “Executive Car of the Year” as one of the early highlights in the new year when the German brand is expected to shine.

The jury praised the compact sedan’s good value for money, outstanding performance and spacious interior. In addition, the Audi A3 Cabriolet received the accolade of “Open-Top of the Year Award”—with its standard of driving enjoyment and the comfortable interior singled out for praise. Audi also came out on top in various subcategories with the Audi A1, the A3 Sportback, the TT Coupé and the Audi Q3.

5 awards in Switzerland

The readers of the Swiss magazine auto-illustrierte chose their favorites for the 20th time in the 2014 “Best Cars” awards: 384 models in 10 categories made up the field of candidates. The Audi A1 won in the “Compact Cars” category with 16 percent of the vote. In the “Best Brands” poll, Audi captured top spot in the “Good Build Quality,” “High Reliability,” “High Resale Value” and “Good Advertising” categories.

Awards at the CES 2014

There was an array of awards for Audi at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The Audi virtual cockpit scooped the following distinctions: “CES Editors’ Choice” from Reviewed.com, “Best of CES” from Wrights Media and “Best of CES” from pocket-lint.com. The Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight concept was the winner of the “CES Hot Stuff Award” from stuff.tv, the “Most Buzzed About at CES Award” from Variety and the “Breakthrough Technology Award CES 2014” from Popular Science. The Verge voted the online traffic light information service, which connects the car to the central traffic master computer, the “Best Auto Tech,” and Tech Rada chose the Audi smart display as its “Best Car Tech.” The Audi A7 Sportback, which drove itself onto the stage during the Audi keynote speech at the CES, was declared “Best Car” by PC Mag in its “The Best of CES 2014” poll. Audi also received the “CES Editors’ Choice Award” from Reviewed.com for the Open Automotive Alliance with Google, as well as the “Best of CES 2014: Car Tech” award from Expert Reviews.

Audi Allroad Shooting Brake show car impresses

The Audi Allroad Shooting Brake show car, which made its debut appearance at the North American International Auto Show (Naias) in Detroit, went home with a number of distinctions. Cars.com voted the car “Concept Car Winner.” In the Editors’ Choice selected by autoblog.com, the show car finished fifth among the “2014 Detroit Auto Show Debuts.” In addition, the magazine Popular Mechanics chose the Audi Allroad Shooting Brake as one of the “Top 10 Favorites from the 2014 Detroit Auto Show.” (Jan. 14, 2014)

Audi Q5 is “Most Earth Aware SUV of the Year”

The American publisher Earth, Wind & Power Media crowned the Audi Q5 with the title “Most Earth Aware SUV of the Year.” The award was handed over during the Naias in Detroit. (Jan. 14, 2014)

“Engine of the Year” victory for 4.0 TFSI V8

The US online magazine Digital Trends named the 4.0 TFSI V8 its “Engine of the Year.” The engine impressed the judges with its outstanding efficiency and power. The 4.0 TFSI V8 in the RS 7 Sportback delivers an impressive 560 horsepower while only using a frugal 9.8 liters of petrol per 100 kilometers. Praise was also given to the innovative cylinder deactivation technology cylinder on demand (COD) which reduces the fuel consumption of the RS 7 Sportback by around 5 percent.